NHTSA Campaign 14V796000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NHTSA campaign 14V796000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: driveline: differential unit. The repair is free.
Chrysler Group LLC filed the report for 14V796000 with NHTSA on December 16, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V796000, NHTSA lists up to 257,065 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 28, 2004 and August 3, 2005.
The 14V796000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V796000 were scheduled from June 26, 2015, 192 days after the report.
14V796000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 14V796000 covers have filed at least 594 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V796000 ranks 16 of 67 Chrysler Group LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 14V796000, Chrysler Group LLC has 7 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 14V796000 was 14V161000, reported on April 1, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks manufactured January 28, 2004, to August 3, 2005. In the affected vehicles, the rear axle pinion nut may loosen due to an undersized spline on the pinion gear.
- The risk
- If the pinion nut loosens, the rear axle may seize, and/or the driveshaft may detach resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will install a retention feature to the pinion nut, free of charge. The recall began on June 26, 2015, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P77.
Reported December 16, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V796000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V796000, 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: December 16, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted