2006 DODGE RAM 1500 Recalls (12)

Campaign:
05V461000 on 10/05/2005
Component:
Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Manufactured:
02/08/2005 - 09/06/2005
Affected:
136
Defect:
On certain 4-wheel drive pickup trucks, the totally integrated power module (tipm) may contain incorrect transfer case calibration set points, potentially resulting in inadvertent transfer case default to neutral.
Consequence:
If this occurs and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away and cause a crash without warning.
Correction:
Dealers will reprogram the tipm with new software that prevents the potential for this condition. the recall began on november 7, 2005. owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. e18.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:
06V038000 on 02/08/2006
Component:
Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module
Manufactured:
09/11/2005 - 12/10/2005
Affected:
39,274
Defect:
On certain pickup trucks equipped with four-wheel antilock brake systems (abs), the abs electronic control unit (ecu) may cause a loss of front to rear brake balance, and the rear brakes could lock up prematurely during certain braking conditions.
Consequence:
This could result in a loss of vehicle control and cause a crash without warning.
Correction:
Dealers will replace the abs ecu. the recall is expected to begin during the week of july 17, 2006. owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. f05.(mitsubishi recall no. sr-06-003).customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
06V353000 on 09/13/2006
Component:
Air bags:frontal
Manufactured:
09/19/2006 - 06/29/2006
Affected:
144,750
Defect:
On certain pickup trucks fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection. the passenger air bag may deploy with excessive force when certain model rear facing child seats are installed in the right front passenger seat position.
Consequence:
This can increase the risk of injury to a child seat occupant during certain crash conditions.
Correction:
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag cushion and reprogram the occupant restraint controller. the recall began on october 20, 2006. owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. f40. customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
06V354000 on 09/13/2006
Component:
Seat belts:front
Manufactured:
02/06/2005 - 06/29/2006
Affected:
159,741
Defect:
Certain pickup trucks fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the front passenger seat belt may not be able to tighten securely on certain model child seats.
Consequence:
This can increase the risk of injury to a child seat occupant in the event of a crash.
Correction:
Dealers will replace the front passenger seat belt. the recall began on october 20, 2006. owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. f41. customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
07V038000 on 02/11/2007
Component:
Suspension:front:wheel bearing
Manufactured:
11/06/2005 - 04/26/2006
Affected:
86,333
Defect:
On certain pickup trucks, the front wheel bearing may have received an insufficient quantity of grease during the manufacturing process.
Consequence:
This could result in bearing degradation, and if subsequent noise and vibration are ignored, could result in hub assembly separation. this may result in a loss of vehicle control and cause a crash without warning.
Correction:
Dealers will replace the front hub and bearing units. the recall began on february 26, 2007. owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. g02.customers 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 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:
10E040000 on 08/22/2010
Component:
Wheels:cap/cover/hub
Affected:
34,604
Defect:
Federal-mogul is recalling certain carquest, national, and percision brand wheel hub assemblies, p/nos 515073 and 515073, sold for use as replacement equipment on model year 2002 through 2008 dodge ram 1500 pickup trucks. the inboard roll form used to maintain the hub assembly can fatigue resulting in noise and/or wheel separation on the two wheel drive (2wd) applications. the risk of these issues do not occur on the four wheel drive (4wd) applications, and installation on the 4wd applications are not part of this recall.
Consequence:
A vehicle crash can occur if the wheel separates from the vehicle.
Correction:
Federal-mogul will notify owners of record and technicians will replace the affected hub assemblies free of charge. the safety recall began on september 15, 2010. owners may contact federal-mogul at 1-877-489-6659.
Notes:
This recall only pertains to replacement carquest and national wheel hub assemblies and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge ram 1500 vehicles manufactured by chrysler 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:
13V528000 on 11/06/2013
Component:
Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
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:
14V795000 on 12/15/2014
Component:
Electrical system:ignition:switch
Manufactured:
06/30/2005 - 07/30/2006
Affected:
54,164
Defect:
Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 dodge ram 1500, 2500, 3500, dakota, and 2006 mitsubishi raider vehicles manufactured july 1, 2005, to july 31, 2006 with manual transmissions. the return springs in the clutch ignition interlock switch may break.
Consequence:
Broken springs can result in a no-start condition, or cause unintended movement when the ignition is cranked, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clutch ignition interlock switch, free of charge. the recall began on march 27, 2015. owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. chrysler's number for this recall is p80.
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:
12/31/2002 - 12/30/2008
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:
12/31/2002 - 08/31/2008
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.

2006 DODGE RAM 1500 TSBs (26)

Bulletin:
2100903
Component:
103000 power train:automatic transmission
Summary:
Automatic transmission diagnostic teardown procedure. various models including the 2004 ram truck, durango, sebring convertible, cherokee, vision, neon, and voyager. *tt *sc
Bulletin:
2101205
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
New 42rle variable line pressure transmission (vlp). *tt
Bulletin:
05015
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Cylinder head cover gaskets may not meet specifications. the cylinder head cover gasket contains electrical circuits which connect to the fuel injectors. the electrical circuits could open causing a malfunction indicator lamp light to ill
Bulletin:
2401305
Component:
353600 equipment:air conditioner
Summary:
Air conditioning (a/c) cooling coil odor. *tt
Bulletin:
05021
Component:
020000 suspension
Summary:
Rapid response transmittal #05-021. (power wagon sway bar disconnect switch) *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:
16
Component:
103600 power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
Summary:
Customer satisfaction notification e16 - transmission cooler return filter. delayed engagement when the shifter is placed into gear after the engine has been off for more than 12 hours. *tt
Bulletin:
1900805
Component:
010000 steering
Summary:
Revised power steering system bleeding procedures. *sc
Bulletin:
1803505
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Flash:mil illumination at start-up due to dtc p2112 or p1521. *ak
Bulletin:
05035
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Rapid response transmittal service action test and replace battery as necessary. *ts
Bulletin:
1804105
Component:
061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Summary:
Flash: engine performance/white smoke. *tt
Bulletin:
41
Component:
161000 structure:frame and members
Summary:
2006 ram truck crossmember modification. *ak
Bulletin:
2100606
Component:
102000 power train:manual transmission
Summary:
Transmission jumps out of reverse. *tt
Bulletin:
15
Component:
114000 electrical system:wiring
Summary:
Reprogram wireless control module. *ak
Bulletin:
1802707
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Mil illumination due to egr position sensor dtc - p0404, p0405, p0406. *kb
Bulletin:
0300107
Component:
105500 power train:driveline:differential unit
Summary:
4wd system may not engage or disengage as desired with (serv 4wd) message illuminated. *kb
Bulletin:
2304106
Component:
120000 exterior lighting
Summary:
Exterior lamp - lens fogging. *nj
Bulletin:
08-007-08
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
No engine crank or no engine start due to electronic lockup of the wcm/skreem. *nj
Bulletin:
08-004
Component:
015200 steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections
Summary:
2003-2008 (dr) ram truck 1500-steering shudder during parking lot or low vehicle speed maneuvers. *pe
Bulletin:
08-002-12
Component:
126200 exterior lighting:turn signal:switch
Summary:
Chrysler/dodge: turn signal switch malfunction causing the signals to flash incorrectly. *kb
Bulletin:
08-069-14
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Summary to be provided on a future date.
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:
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
Bulletin:
08-069-14
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Uconnect hands free module fails to respond due to module lock up this bulletin involves replacing the hands free module (hfm) if required. the hfm fails to operate causing the uconnect hands free communications system to not respond when

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