# Transport Canada recall 2019574

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: 2019574
- Manufacturer's number: VB8
- Reported: 2019\-11\-14
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 65

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain trucks, a short circuit could occur in the electric power steering system. This can cause an intermittent loss of power steering assist. As a result, there could be sudden changes in steering effort, especially at low vehicle speeds.

Safety Risk:

Sudden changes in steering effort could affect a driver’s ability to control the vehicle and may increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Actions:

The company will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the electric power steering gear.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 RAM 1500](/makes/ram/1500/2019/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.

- [S2519000006](/bulletins/11020847.md), 2025-07-23, Service bulletin
- [S2319000008](/bulletins/10248558.md), 2024-01-08, Service bulletin
- [S2319000008](/bulletins/10244397.md), 2023-10-30, Service bulletin
- [S2308000042](/bulletins/10243138.md), 2023-10-02, Service bulletin
- [08\-008\-23](/bulletins/10231777.md), 2023-02-13, Service bulletin
- [S2108000007](/bulletins/10230079.md), 2023-01-17, Service bulletin
- [08\-003\-22 REV. A](/bulletins/10229816.md), 2023-01-17, Service bulletin
- [S1823000030RevA](/bulletins/10229486.md), 2023-01-09, Service bulletin
- [S1823000030RevA](/bulletins/10225347.md), 2022-10-31, Service bulletin
- [S1823000030RevA](/bulletins/10225210.md), 2022-10-31, 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.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2019574](/v1/recalls/tc/2019574)

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