# Transport Canada recall 2012327

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2012327
- Manufacturer's number: M34
- Reported: 2012\-09\-27
- Component: Powertrain
- Notification type: Safety TC
- Units potentially affected: 15432

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles built between July 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009, the rear axle pinion nut may have been incorrectly manufactured and could loosen. If the pinion nut was to separate from the pinion, the rear driveshaft could become detached from the rear axle, or fully detached from the vehicle. Pinion nut separation could also cause the rear axle differential to fail suddenly, causing rear wheel lockup. These issues could result in loss of propulsion, danger to other road users, loss of vehicle control and possible crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install a pinion nut retainer.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2009 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 DODGE DAKOTA](/makes/dodge/dakota/2010/recalls.md)
- [2009 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 DODGE RAM](/makes/dodge/ram/2010/recalls.md)
- 2010 RAM 1500

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [102307](/bulletins/11012351.md), 2025-01-06, Service bulletin
- [101232](/bulletins/11010205.md), 2024-11-07, Service bulletin
- [1805014](/bulletins/10229886.md), 2023-01-17, Service bulletin
- [S1709000010](/bulletins/10229031.md), 2023-01-09, Service bulletin
- [V51](/bulletins/10228020.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [1810516](/bulletins/10223847.md), 2022-10-17, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006RevA](/bulletins/10221831.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [9004009](/bulletins/10221097.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [S2121000003](/bulletins/10220868.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [9004350](/bulletins/10220837.md), 2022-09-26, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

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