NHTSA Campaign 14V635000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 14V635000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V635000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V635000, NHTSA lists up to 315,325 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 27, 2009 and September 5, 2013.
The 14V635000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V635000 were scheduled from April 27, 2015, 201 days after the report.
14V635000 covers 4 models from Ram, model years 2011–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V635000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V635000 vehicles, the 2013 Ram 5500 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V635000 ranks 10 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V635000, Chrysler Group LLC has 2 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 14V635000 was 13V177000, reported on May 7, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks manufactured March 27, 2009, to September 5, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the electrical connectors of the diesel fuel heater may overheat.
- The risk
- If the connectors overheat, the fuel heater may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the harness side connector with a silver plated beryllium copper terminal service kit, and inspect the fuel heater for leaks, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. Chrysler issued interim notification to owners on December 8, 2014. The recall began on April 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P65.
Reported October 8, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V635000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V635000, 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 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted