Ram 2015-10-15 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-15V661000
2016 Ram 1500 Recall
Issued October 15, 2015 · Ram
In October 2015, Ram recalled the 2016 Ram 1500, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ram 1500 trucks manufactured June 17, 2015, to September 28, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been built with rear axles that were incorrectly heat treated.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2016 Ram 1500 only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Ram to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the axle assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R59.
Recall details
- Brand
- Ram
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- October 15, 2015
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-15V661000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Ram has 91 recalls in our database, including 3 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 26th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2015.