# NHTSA recall 23V060000

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.

**NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V060000
- Manufacturer's number: 13A
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US, LLC\)
- Reported: 2023\-02\-09
- Owners notified: 2023\-04\-04
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
- Units potentially affected: 302067
- Part numbers: 68444169AA, 68444169AB

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US, LLC\) is recalling certain 2021\-2023 Ram 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, and 4500, 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with a Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine.  An electrical short may occur in the heater grid relay with the ignition on or off.


## What can happen

An electrical short in the relay can result in an engine compartment fire with the ignition on or off, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete.  Dealers will replace the relay, free of charge.  This will be a Phased campaign.  Phase 1 will include 2023 model year vehicles.  FCA US will notify dealers on or about 3/23/2023 and begin notifying owners on or about 4/5/2023.  Phase 2 will include 2022 model year vehicles and Phase 3 will include 2021 model year vehicles.  FCA US will notify dealers and owners on or about 4/27/2023 for Phase 2 and 5/11/2023 for Phase 3.  Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed March 28, 2023.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2023.  Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 13A.  This recall is an expansion of and supersedes recall number 21V\-798.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-10
- Vehicles in the campaign: 302067
- Reported remedied: 246912 \(81%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2739
- Reported removed: 3076

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2021 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2023/recalls.md)
- [2021 RAM 3500](/makes/ram/3500/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 RAM 3500](/makes/ram/3500/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 RAM 3500](/makes/ram/3500/2023/recalls.md)
- [2021 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2023/recalls.md)
- [2021 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 RAM 5500](/makes/ram/5500/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [9100226](/bulletins/10244348.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [S238A000034](/bulletins/10242752.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin
- [0810523](/bulletins/10239929.md), 2023-07-31, Service bulletin
- [S2223000039](/bulletins/10228016.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [9004470](/bulletins/10225951.md), 2022-11-07, Service bulletin
- [9004470](/bulletins/10221380.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S1708000118](/bulletins/10220697.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S2208000068](/bulletins/10220694.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [9004470](/bulletins/10214527.md), 2022-06-27, Service bulletin
- [08\-172\-21](/bulletins/10204381.md), 2021-12-13, Service bulletin

## 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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