# NHTSA recall 25V618000

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: 25V618000
- Manufacturer: Reading Truck Group LLC
- Reported: 2025\-09\-17
- Owners notified: 2025\-10\-01
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES
- Units potentially affected: 10
- Part numbers: 15400

## What is wrong

Reading Truck Body, LLC \(Reading\) is recalling certain 2023 Ram 4500 vehicles equipped with a Curt Hitch \(P/N 15400\). The trailer hitch may have been installed with too few mounting bolts, causing the assembly to loosen and detach.


## What can happen

A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Reading will replace the hitch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2025. Owners may contact Reading's customer service at 1\-610\-775\-3301.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-08\-03
- Vehicles in the campaign: 10
- Reported remedied: 10 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2023 RAM 4500](/makes/ram/4500/2023/recalls.md). Built 2024\-06\-26 to 2024\-10\-10.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [0819023](/bulletins/10248960.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin
- [0804423](/bulletins/10248019.md), 2024-01-02, Service bulletin
- [0804423](/bulletins/10234492.md), 2023-04-17, 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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