NHTSA Campaign 13V486000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 13V486000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 13V486000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V486000, NHTSA lists up to 8,370 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2013 and August 22, 2013.
The 13V486000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V486000 were scheduled from November 25, 2013, 39 days after the report.
13V486000 covers 3 models from Ram, model years 2014.
Owners of the model years 13V486000 covers have filed at least 313 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13V486000 vehicles, the 2014 Ram 1500 has the most (246).
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V486000 ranks 43 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 13V486000, Chrysler Group LLC has 15 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V486000 was 13V282000, reported on July 2, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 RAM 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured July 1, 2013, through August 22, 2013. Randomly, the warning lights in the instrument cluster may fail to illuminate as designed.
- The risk
- Inoperative warning lights may not properly warn the driver of vehicle problems, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N59.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V486000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V486000, 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: October 17, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted