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Ram 4500, Ram 5500, model years 2014 to 2015. Filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 18 May 2015. 1,771 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Chryser (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis trucks manufactured August 20, 2013, to January 27, 2015 and equipped with 6.4L Hemi engines. The affected vehicles have a maximum governed speed of 106 mph but are fitted with tires that are only rated for a maximum speed of …

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Ram's own number for this recall: R17. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V290 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.

What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 15V290 cover?
Ram 4500, Ram 5500, model years 2014-2015.
What is wrong with them?
Chryser (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis trucks manufactured August 20, 2013, to January 27, 2015 and equipped with 6.4L Hemi engines.
What can happen if it is not put right?
If the vehicle exceeds the tires' maximum speed rating, the tires may suddenly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will correct the electronic control unit software to limit the vehicle's speed to 87 mph, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R17.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Ram calls this recall R17, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.

Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.

What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the vehicle exceeds the tires' maximum speed rating, the tires may suddenly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.”

1,771vehicles potentially
affected
2models named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 18 May 2015owners told 10 June 2015today
The defect reached the regulator on 18 May 2015. Owners were written to 23 days later, on 10 June 2015. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign was quicker than most.
Campaign15V290
Filed byChrysler (FCA US LLC)
System at faultTires
Reported to NHTSA18 May 2015
Model years2014-2015
Vehicles namedRAM 4500, RAM 5500

What the notice says today

The consequence

If the vehicle exceeds the tires' maximum speed rating, the tires may suddenly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will correct the electronic control unit software to limit the vehicle's speed to 87 mph, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R17.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 455 notices in the record whose component field names tires. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

The models named here, across their whole recall history

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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V290, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v290/

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