2004 DODGE RAM 1500 Recalls (8)

Campaign:
03V503000 on 12/10/2003
Component:
Power train:automatic transmission
Manufactured:
11/04/2003 - 11/05/2003
Affected:
514
Defect:
On certain pickup trucks, the transfer case to transmission attaching fasteners may not be tightened correctly. this could cause the transmission adapter or transfer case housing to crack and leak fluid.
Consequence:
Continued operation can result in propeller shaft separation and damage to fuel system components, which could lead to a fuel leak. fluid and/or fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can cause an underbody fire.
Correction:
Dealers will retighten the transfer case to transmission fasteners. owner notification began on december 22, 2003. owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. c39.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Campaign:
04V221000 on 05/09/2004
Component:
Equipment:other:labels
Manufactured:
01/19/2004 - 02/12/2004
Affected:
6,183
Defect:
The vehicle certification label on some pickup trucks lists incorrect tire, wheel, and recommended inflation pressure information which does not conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, 'tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars.'
Consequence:
Installing the incorrect tire/rim sizes and loading the vehicle to the weights shown on the label can cause tire failure and result in a crash without warning.
Correction:
Owners will be provided with vehicle certification label overlays containing the corrected information relative to vehicle tire and rim size, and recommended inflation pressure. this recall began on may 5, 2004. owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes:
Daimlerchrysler recall no. d24.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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:
14V770000 on 12/02/2014
Component:
Air bags
Manufactured:
12/31/2002 - 07/29/2004
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:
12/31/2002 - 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.

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 TSBs (17)

Bulletin:
03014
Component:
103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Summary:
Service action 03014 - powertrain control module (pcm) electrical connector seal inspection/repair procedure. *tt
Bulletin:
0311
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Recommended 12v switched accessory sources. this is a fisher service bulletin. *mr
Bulletin:
1803704
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Fuel economy improvement, white smoke on start up, accuracy of fuel mileage in overhead console display. flash. *tt
Bulletin:
1804104
Component:
103000 power train:automatic transmission
Summary:
Improved automatic transmission shifting in tow/haul mode. *eh
Bulletin:
42
Component:
103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Summary:
Emissions recall d42. reprogram pcm - obd calibration. the powertrain control module (pcm) was inadvertently programmed with incorrect software. this can cause the on-board diagnostic (obd) system to malfunction. *tt
Bulletin:
0500105
Component:
030000 service brakes, hydraulic
Summary:
Brake shudder or vibration. *eh
Bulletin:
1801305
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Idle fluctuation/diagnostic trouble codes. *tt
Bulletin:
1801705
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Long crank times in ambient temperatures below freezing. *tt
Bulletin:
E09
Component:
355100 equipment:other:labels
Summary:
Emissions recall e09 - new veci labels. *tt
Bulletin:
1801605
Component:
180000 vehicle speed control
Summary:
Throttle body coking. *tt
Bulletin:
05002
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
New water pump for 3.7l engine - no longer common with 4.7l. advanced service information #05-002. *tt
Bulletin:
2401305
Component:
353600 equipment:air conditioner
Summary:
Air conditioning (a/c) cooling coil odor. *tt
Bulletin:
2304605
Component:
162000 structure:body
Summary:
Water leak at roof mounted marker lamps. *sc
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:
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:
9002849
Component:
160000 structure
Summary:
Part description: insulator on lever assy manual valve - valve body - rwd transmission issue description: the manual valve insulator, attaching rivet and instruction sheet are now available as a kit. if the insulator requires replacement

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