Ram 3500, 2500. Published by Transport Canada as 2020312 on 8 July 2020. System: Steering.
What the notice says Issue:
This recall is for certain replacement parts for use on Ram Heavy Duty trucks that were sold by dealer parts departments. This recall is not being conducted under the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
If the outboard steering linkage jam nut is not welded according to the Dealer Service …
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Ram 3500 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ram 3500 is named on 55 American notices, 14 British, 8 European and 36 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The British register
- DVSA recall R/2022/212: Ram 2500 Pickup and 3500 10K LB CAB Chassis (The electronic stability control warning lamp may not display prope...)
- DVSA recall R/2022/216: Ram 1500 Pickup (DS), RAM Truck DX, 3500 10K LB CAB Chassis and 2 more (The side air bag inflatable curtain (sabic) inflator may rupture)
- DVSA recall R/2022/217: Ram 3500, 2500, RAM Truck DX and 1 more (Side air bag inflatable curtain inflator might rupture)
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1288/15: Dodge Ram Ram 3500 Cab Chassis, 4500/5500 Cab Chassis, 2500 Pickup Truck, 3500 Pickup Truck., notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1055/17: Dodge Ram Truck, Ram Pickup 1500, 2500 And 3500, notified by Germany
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/01034/22: Dodge Ram: 1500 Pickup, 2500 Pickup, 3500 Pickup, 3500 10k LB Cab, Ram Truck, notified by Germany
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2020312
- Recall date
- 8 July 2020
- Make
- Ram
- Models
- 3500, 2500
- Model years
- 2013 to 2018
- Vehicle class
- Equipment
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Service Campaign MFR
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
This recall is for certain replacement parts for use on Ram Heavy Duty trucks that were sold by dealer parts departments. This recall is not being conducted under the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.If the outboard steering linkage jam nut is not welded according to the Dealer Service Instructions for safety recall V06, it could loosen and allow one end of the drag link to separate from the adjuster sleeve. A drag link separation can result in a loss of steering control.
The following 4x4 style steering system parts are included in this recall:
Drag Link Assembly (Part # 68369907AA)
Jam Nut (Part # 06510749AA and Part # 06510750AA)
Drag Link Outer (Part # 68111301AA)
Drag Link Adjuster (Part #68111302AA)
Drag Link Inner (Part # 68111304AA)Safety Risk:
A loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
FCA Canada will notify potential owners using dealer sales records. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect the drag link assembly. If the drag link is not welded but the jam nuts are properly tightened, the nuts will be welded to the adjuster sleeve. If
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Ram elsewhere in this register
Ram is named on 97 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2020401 · 28 August 2020 · 1500 · Powertrain
- 2020145 · 6 April 2020 · 2500, Gladiator, Renegade · Visual System
- 2020025 · 24 January 2020 · 2500, 3500 · Powertrain
- 2020022 · 23 January 2020 · Promaster · Powertrain
- 2021138 · 11 March 2021 · 3500, 2500, 5500 · Electrical
- 2021200 · 30 March 2021 · Promaster · Label
- 2019535 · 25 October 2019 · 1500 · Engine
- 2021336 · 28 May 2021 · 5500, 3500, 4500 · Wheels
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2020406 · 31 August 2020 · Pioneer 1000, Pioneer 700 · Steering
- 2020512 · 27 October 2020 · C Class, GLC Class · Steering
- 2020517 · 29 October 2020 · Sprinter · Steering
- 2020102 · 16 March 2020 · Q7 · Steering
- 2020050 · 10 February 2020 · Mule Pro FXR, Mule Pro FX, Mule Pro FXT · Steering
- 2020038 · 5 February 2020 · Model X · Steering
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ram: 187 in the register, and 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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