NHTSA Campaign 13V177000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 13V177000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V177000 with NHTSA on May 7, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V177000, NHTSA lists up to 498 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 25, 2012 and December 12, 2012.
The 13V177000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V177000 were scheduled from June 25, 2013, 49 days after the report.
13V177000 covers 1 model from Ram, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V177000 ranks 62 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V177000, Chrysler Group LLC has 2 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 13V177000 was 13V122000, reported on April 3, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013 RAM 1500 trucks manufactured manufactured June 25, 2012, through December 12, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the coolant bypass valve may stick in a position that does not allow coolant to flow into the heater core. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Vehicle Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."
- The risk
- Without a properly working windshield defrosting system, a buildup of mositure or ice could limit the driver's ability to see, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace replace the suspect coolant valves along with an updated calibration, free of charge. The recall began on June 25, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N25.
Reported May 7, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V177000 (1)
Ram (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V177000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 7, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted