# NHTSA recall 18V277000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V277000
- Manufacturer's number: U41
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2018\-05\-01
- Owners notified: 2018\-06\-19
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 2457

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain 2018 RAM 4500 and 5500 cab chassis trucks.  The primary and secondary brake hoses located between the brake master cylinder and the hydraulic control unit may have been manufactured without anti\-corrosion plating on the ferrules, which can allow the ferrules to corrode.


## What can happen

If the ferrules corrode, the brake fluid may leak and cause a loss of braking, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake hoses and replace them if necessary, free of charge.  The recall began June 19, 2018.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is U41.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2457
- Reported remedied: 1917 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 19
- Reported removed: 8

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-01\-15 to 2018\-03\-15.
- [2018 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-01\-15 to 2018\-03\-15.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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