Recall · 20V080000
Chrysler recalled the RAM 1500 over power train
11
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
February 13, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2019 Ram 1500 pickup trucks equipped with four-wheel drive. A gear within the transfer case may not have been installed correctly, possibly causing the vehicle to become stuck in neutral. If this occurs while driving, there could be a sudden loss of power. Additionally, a loss of 'PARK' function may occur.
- What it can cause
- A sudden loss of power or a loss of 'PARK' function may increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transfer case, free of charge. The recall began March 10, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is W06.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Ram1500 | 2019 | 2019 |
How this campaign compares
At 11 vehicles this is a small campaign: 91% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ram vehicles have been recalled over the power train 20 times before this, most recently in January 2020 as 20V043000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 1,464 complaints with NHTSA, 210 of them before this campaign was filed. 205 of those name the power train, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in June 2018, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 13 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V495000 (seat belts), 25V824000 (air bags), 25V298000 (air bags), 25V010000 (air bags).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) with NHTSA on February 13, 2020 as campaign 20V080000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-02-13.
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