NHTSA Campaign 19V021000
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
NHTSA campaign 19V021000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages: drag: link: connection. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 19V021000 with NHTSA on January 25, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V021000, NHTSA lists up to 795,575 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 7, 2013 and December 29, 2018.
The 19V021000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V021000 were scheduled from March 22, 2019, 56 days after the report.
19V021000 covers 2 models from Ram, model years 2013–2018.
Owners of the model years 19V021000 covers have filed at least 352 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V021000 vehicles, the 2014 Ram 2500 has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V021000 ranks 14 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 19V021000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 12 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 19V021000 was 19V020000, reported on January 24, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Ram 3500 and 2014-2018 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab and Ram 2500 vehicles. The outboard steering linkage jam nut may loosen, allowing one end of the drag link to separate.
- The risk
- A drag link separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will check the steering linkage jam nut tightness, replacing the drag link assembly or welding the nut to the adjuster sleeve, free of charge. The recall began March 22, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V06.
Reported January 25, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V021000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V021000, 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: January 25, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted