Ram 4500, model year 2023. Filed by Reading Truck Group LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 September 2025. 10 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2023 Ram 4500 vehicles equipped with a Curt Hitch (P/N 15400). The trailer hitch may have been installed with too few mounting bolts, causing the assembly to loosen and detach.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 25V618 cover?
- Ram 4500, model year 2023.
- What is wrong with them?
- Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2023 Ram 4500 vehicles equipped with a Curt Hitch (P/N 15400). The trailer hitch may have been installed with too few mounting bolts, causing the assembly to loosen and detach.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Reading will replace the hitch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2025. Owners may contact Reading's customer service at 1-610-775-3301.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 25V618 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Reading Truck Group LLC |
| System at fault | Trailer Hitches |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 September 2025 |
| Model years | 2023-2023 |
| Vehicles named | RAM 4500 |
What the notice says today
The defect
Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2023 Ram 4500 vehicles equipped with a Curt Hitch (P/N 15400). The trailer hitch may have been installed with too few mounting bolts, causing the assembly to loosen and detach.
The consequence
A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Reading will replace the hitch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2025. Owners may contact Reading's customer service at 1-610-775-3301.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We last read the wording of this campaign on 17 September 2026, and it matched the copy we already held.
That copy hashes to fd33045beb5fe081c2cceb752e308714…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
This is one of 142 notices in the record whose component field names trailer hitches. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 32 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 25V618, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v618/
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Other Reading notices we hold
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- 24V305: 2022-2024 RM-78 11' and RM-78 14'
- 24V222: 2021-2024 dump body trucks
- 24E090: Curt trailer hitches with part numbers 15402 and 15845, installed on 2023-2024 Ford F350 and F550
- 22V182: 2019-2021 Master Mechanic Crane Body & Upfit
- 22V006: 2017-2021 Marauder Landscape Dump Body
- 18E021: 78 inch, 82 inch, 98 inch, 108 inch and 132 inch Standard Production Single and Dual Wheel Panel Bodies
All 8 Reading campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 25V618 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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2dc94874 - Remedy
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