2005 DODGE RAM 2500 Recalls (9)

Campaign:
05V462000 on 10/05/2005
Component:
Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift
Manufactured:
05/31/2002 - 07/30/2005
Affected:
250,433
Defect:
On certain pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines and automatic transmissions, in an attempt to exit the vehicle quickly without shutting off the engine and removing the key, the driver may inadvertently leave the automatic transmission shift control in indicated reverse.
Consequence:
This error is an unintended action that may result in a lack of transmission park pawl engagement and possibly delayed rearward movement of the vehicle.
Correction:
Dealers will perform a software modification to equip these vehicles with an out-of-park alarm. owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler campaign no. e17.this action is deemed a safety improvement campaign and is not being conducted under the safety act.the company has informed nhtsa that it will provide the modifications described above free of charge.
Campaign:
07E009000 on 01/31/2007
Component:
Suspension
Affected:
3,350
Defect:
Certain lki enterprises, inc., brand name superlift suspension, pitman arms sold as replacement equipment for 2003-2007 dodge ram 2500 and 3500 4x4 light trucks. due to inadequate heat treatment during production, the affected pitman arms may develop cracks in the upper splined attachment attachment to the steering output shaft. movement between the pitman arm and the output shaft may deform splines, resulting in premature wear and fatigue failure of the affected pitman arm.
Consequence:
Pitman arm wear or failure may lead to loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Lki will notify owners and replace the pitman arm, if necessary. the recall began on march 12, 2007. owners may contact lki at 1-800-551-4955.
Notes:
Lki recall no. 07-01pit.this recall only pertains to replacement lki, superlift suspension kits,and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge ram 4x4 light trucks manufactured by daimlerchrysler.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
07E104000 on 12/10/2007
Component:
Visibility:glass, side/rear
Affected:
1,657
Defect:
Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, "glazing materials."
Consequence:
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass.
Correction:
Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. the recall began on january 15, 2008.
Notes:
This recall only pertains to certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass, ltd. (dot-430) and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above. customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
10E013000 on 05/02/2010
Component:
Steering:gear box:shaft pitman
Affected:
1,500
Defect:
Fabtech is recalling certain aftermarket replacement pitman arms, p/nos. fts93001 and ft44039, installed for use on certain 2003 through 2008 dodge 2500 4wd, 3500 4wd, and 1500 4wd mega cab vehicles. the pitman arm can fracture and break away from the steering box causing total loss of steering control.
Consequence:
Steering loss could result in a vehicle crash possibly resulting in property damage, injury or death.
Correction:
Fabtech will notify owners and authorized installers will inspect for defective pitman arm and replace if necessary free of charge. the safety recall began on may 24, 2010. owners may contact fabtech at 1-877-432-2832.
Notes:
This recall only pertains to aftermarket fabtech replacement pitman arms and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge 2500, 3500, and 1500 vehicles manufactured by chrysler group, llc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
11V350000 on 07/10/2011
Component:
Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Affected:
242,780
Defect:
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 dodge ram 2500/3500 4x4, manufactured from february 14, 2008, through march 28, 2011; model year 2008-2011 dodge ram 3500 cab chassis 4x2, manufactured from february 14, 2008, through march 28, 2011; and model year 2008 dodge ram 1500 mega cab 4x4, manufactured from february 14, 2008, through august 15, 2008, because the left tie rod ball stud may fracture. this condition tends to occur during low speed parking lot type maneuvers when the customer is making a tight turn. additionally, model year 2003-2008 dodge ram 2500/3500 vehicles may have received the affected tie rod assembly as a replacement part during normal service.
Consequence:
This condition could result in the potential loss of directional stability in the left hand front wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Dealers will inspect the tie rod ends for relative orientation and replace the left outer tie rod as required and perform a front end toe alignment as needed. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on october 3, 2011. owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Chrysler safety recall no. l16.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
13V528000 on 11/06/2013
Component:
Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Manufactured:
02/11/2002 - 02/12/2008
Affected:
706,664
Defect:
Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 dodge ram 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 dodge ram 3500 4x2 cab chassis and model year 2006-2008 dodge ram 1500 mega cab 4x4 trucks manufactured february 12, 2002, through february 13, 2008. the left tie rod assembly may break.
Consequence:
A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Chrysler notified owners and launched its recall campaign in january 2014. owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. chrysler's recall campaign number is n62.
Notes:
This recall supersedes chrysler tie rod recall 11v350. vehicles that were previously remedied under recall 11v350 are also affected by this campaign. 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.
Campaign:
14V770000 on 12/02/2014
Component:
Air bags
Manufactured:
05/06/2004 - 07/30/2004
Affected:
250,896
Defect:
Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 dodge ram 1500, 2500, and 3500, 2004-2005 dodge durango, 2005 dodge dakota, 2005 dodge magnum and 2005 chrysler 300, 300c and 300 srt8 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in alabama, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, texas, puerto rico, u.s. virgin islands, saipan, guam, and american samoa are addressed by this recall. upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Consequence:
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Correction:
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. for vehicles that were sold, or are currently registered, in florida, puerto rico, hawaii, and the u.s. virgin islands, owners were notified and the recall began on december 5, 2014. for all other vehicles, chrysler notified owners and the recall began on february 3, 2015. owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. chrysler's number for this recall is p40 expanded. note: this recall has been superseded by recall 16v-352. this recall superseded the passenger air bag portion of recall 14v-354.
Notes:
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.
Campaign:
15V313000 on 05/26/2015
Component:
Air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module
Manufactured:
12/31/2003 - 12/30/2009
Affected:
4,077,169
Defect:
Chrysler (fca us llc) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 dodge ram 2500, 2004-2008 dodge ram 1500 and durango, 2006-2009 dodge ram 3500, 2008-2010 dodge ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 chrysler aspen, 2005-2010 chrysler 300, 300c, 300s, and srt8, 2006-2010 dodge charger, 2005-2008 magnum, 2005-2011 dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles. the affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Consequence:
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Correction:
Chrysler will notify the affected chrysler and dodge owners and mitsubishi will notify the affected raider owners. dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. the recall began for chrylser on june 8, 2015. the recall for mitsubishi started on june 24, 2015. chrysler and dodge owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. chrysler's number for this recall is r25. note: this recall supersedes recall 14v817 in its entirety. vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.
Notes:
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.
Campaign:
16V352000 on 05/23/2016
Component:
Air bags:passenger side frontal
Manufactured:
01/31/2004 - 09/30/2009
Affected:
4,648,270
Defect:
Chrysler (fca us llc) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 ram 2500 trucks produced at the st. louis north assembly plant. with this change, chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 ram 3500, 2007-2010 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008-2010 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2009 dodge durango, 2007-2009 chrysler aspen, 2007-2012 jeep wrangler, 2008-2012 dodge challenger, 2005-2008 dodge magnum, 2005-2012 chrysler 300, 2006-2012 dodge charger, 2005-2011 dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in al, ca, fl, ga, hi, la, ms, sc, tx, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 ram 3500, 2007-2009 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008-2009 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2009 dodge durango, 2007-2009 chrysler aspen, 2007-2009 jeep wrangler, 2008-2009 dodge challenger, 2005-2008 dodge magnum, 2005-2009 chrysler 300, 2006-2009 dodge charger, 2005-2009 dodge dakota and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in az, ar, de, washington d.c., il, in, ks, ky, md, mo, ne, nv, nj, nm, nc, oh, ok, pa, tn, va, and wv, or "zone b." lastly, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, chrysler is recalling certain 2005-2008 ram 2500, 2006-2008 ram 3500, 2007-2008 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2008 dodge durango, 2007-2008 chrysler aspen, 2007-2008 jeep wrangler, 2008 dodge challenger, 2005-2008 dodge magnum, 2005-2008 chrysler 300, 2006-2008 dodge charger, 2005-2008 dodge dakota, and 2006-2008 mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or registered, in ak, co, ct, id, ia, me, ma, mi, mn, mt, nh, ny, nd, or, ri, sd, ut, vt, wa, wi, and wy.
Consequence:
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. an inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Correction:
Chrysler will notify the chrysler, dodge, jeep and ram owners. mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. the recall began on march 27, 2017. owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. chrysler's number for this recall is s43. note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-7700.
Notes:
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.

2005 DODGE RAM 2500 TSBs (23)

Bulletin:
1901204
Component:
010000 steering
Summary:
Steering column snapping or ticking sound. *tt
Bulletin:
05001
Component:
160000 structure
Summary:
Rapid response transmittal #05-001. sun visors which do not meet specifications. this could lead to loose or ratting visors. *sc
Bulletin:
05002
Component:
353600 equipment:air conditioner
Summary:
Rapid response transmittal #05-002. 2005 ram truck a/c evaporator drain tube plugged. *sc
Bulletin:
05003
Component:
021530 suspension:front:control arm:lower arm
Summary:
Rapid response transmittal #05-003. 2005 ram truck power wagon lower control arm popping sound. *sc
Bulletin:
1801505
Component:
180000 vehicle speed control
Summary:
Idle speed vibration with g56 transmission. *tt
Bulletin:
1801305
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Idle fluctuation/diagnostic trouble codes. *tt
Bulletin:
1802805
Component:
063140 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Summary:
Malfunction indicator lamp light with diagnostic trouble code p0430 or p0420 - catalyst efficiency. *tt update. *tt
Bulletin:
2101205
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
New 42rle variable line pressure transmission (vlp). *tt
Bulletin:
05009
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
Rapid response transmittal#05-009-transmission drain plug . the drain plug may not have been tightened to specifications. *sc
Bulletin:
2101505
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
45rfe/545rfe trans - delayed engagement due to cooler return filter replacement. *sc
Bulletin:
2101605
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
Rfe transmission - delayed engagement after an extended off period. *sc
Bulletin:
2304605
Component:
162000 structure:body
Summary:
Water leak at roof mounted marker lamps. *sc
Bulletin:
2500106
Component:
063100 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control
Summary:
Positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) system freezes in extreme cold ambient temperatures. *tt
Bulletin:
21
Component:
355100 equipment:other:labels
Summary:
Vehicle inadvertently manufactured with the incorrect powertrain control module (pcm) and associated vehicle emission control information (veci) label. emissions recall e21 to replaced pcm/veci label. *tt
Bulletin:
2100606
Component:
102000 power train:manual transmission
Summary:
Transmission jumps out of reverse. *tt
Bulletin:
2100907
Component:
102000 power train:manual transmission
Summary:
1-2 shift hunt at light throttle. *kb
Bulletin:
18-011-11
Component:
080000 fuel system, diesel
Summary:
Chrysler group: there are diagnostic enhancements for the fuel system. *rm
Bulletin:
SB19-001-11 REVA
Component:
017500 steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Summary:
Dodge: bulletin providing alignment procedures for tie rod ball stud housing for the right and left. model yrs for cab chassis (reg and mega pickups and 4x4) 2003-2011. *pe
Bulletin:
RL108213A$
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Nag1 (5a580) valve body as per warranty bulletin d-13-22, please use r2108213a$ valve body for all warranty (w), mopar (m) and mopar vehicle protection (f) claims.~ assembly also includes filter (52108325aa) and gasket (52108332aa).~
Bulletin:
9002519
Component:
355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
Summary:
82212076, 82203694 - fabric cleaner this "fabric cleaner" is not intended for sale in california, the otc states (connecticut, delaware, massachusetts, maine, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, virginia, and washington dc
Bulletin:
9002872
Component:
116100 electrical system:ignition:switch
Summary:
56045489a$ - neutral safety switch - trans assy 06036369aa screw and washer is now available as a service part , 2 required to attach neutral start switch
Bulletin:
08-010-13
Component:
136000 visibility:windshield wiper/washer
Summary:
Fluid leak from washer reservoir (x44 warranty extension 5 years/100,000 miles (160,000 kms)) this bulletin involves inspecting and/or replacing the washer reservoir. a customer may have a condition where fluid is leaking from the washer
Bulletin:
9002828
Component:
160000 structure
Summary:
Part description: insulator in lever assembly - valve body - trans issue description: the manual valve insulator, attaching rivet and an instruction sheet are now available as a kit. if the insulator requires replacement lease order 68253

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