NHTSA recall 19V021000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 19V021000 |
| Manufacturer's number | V06 |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Reported | 2019-01-25 |
| Owners notified | 2019-03-22 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION |
| Units potentially affected | 795575 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2020 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-10-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 795575 |
| Reported remedied | 564906 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 15185 |
| Reported removed | 7914 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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.
What is wrong
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Ram 3500 and 2014-2018 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab and Ram 2500 vehicles. The outboard steering linkage jam nut may loosen, allowing one end of the drag link to separate.
What can happen
A drag link separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will check the steering linkage jam nut tightness, replacing the drag link assembly or welding the nut to the adjuster sleeve, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V06.
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.
| 2014 RAM 2500 | Built 2013-06-04 to 2018-12-29. |
|---|---|
| 2015 RAM 2500 | Built 2013-06-04 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2016 RAM 2500 | Built 2013-06-04 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2017 RAM 2500 | Built 2013-06-04 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2018 RAM 2500 | Built 2013-06-04 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2013 RAM 3500 | Built 2013-02-07 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2014 RAM 3500 | Built 2013-02-07 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2015 RAM 3500 | Built 2013-02-07 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2016 RAM 3500 | Built 2013-02-07 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2017 RAM 3500 | Built 2013-02-07 to 2018-12-29. |
| 2018 RAM 3500 | Built 2013-02-07 to 2018-12-29. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE18016
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE18016 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2018-12-17, closed 2019-12-12. Steering loss due to linkage separation. STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| S2019000004 | 2022-09-26. Service bulletin. Click Or Pop From Drag Link |
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| S2019000004 | 2020-08-24. Service bulletin. Click Or Pop From Drag Link |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.