NHTSA Campaign 21V798000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
NHTSA campaign 21V798000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) filed the report for 21V798000 with NHTSA on October 14, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V798000, NHTSA lists up to 131,177 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V798000 were scheduled from November 10, 2021, 27 days after the report.
21V798000 covers 4 models from Ram, model years 2021–2022.
Owners of the model years 21V798000 covers have filed at least 78 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V798000 vehicles, the 2021 Ram 2500 has the most (35).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V798000 ranks 44 of 177 Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 21V798000, Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) has 23 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 21V798000 was 21V664000, reported on August 26, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Ram 3500, 2500 pickup trucks, and Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 cab chassis vehicles equipped with Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engines. An electrical short in the relay may cause a vehicle fire with the ignition on or off.
- The risk
- A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Owners are advised to park these vehicles outside of buildings or structures, and not near other vehicles, until the vehicle has been remedied. Dealers will inspect and, if needed, replace the Solid State Intake Heater Grid Relay ("Relay"); if FCA US Recall ID Y08 (NHTSA Recall ID 21V-163) is open, then insulating material will be applied to the Relay after inspection. Owner notification letters were mailed November 10, 2021. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Y76. This recall has been superseded by 23V060.
Reported October 14, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V798000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V798000, 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 14, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted