2003 Dodge RAM 2500 & 2003 Dodge RAM 3500 recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain heavy duty pickup trucks, the aluminum wheels may have excessive porosity in the center hub area which CAN cause a wheel to crack.
💥 The risk
This could cause a loss of vehicle control and result in a crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the wheels and replace them if necessary. Owner notification is expected to begin june 17, 2003.. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V212000
- Manufacturer recall #
- C21
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 1,086
- Component
- WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-992-1997
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 17, 2003
- Built
- Mar 24, 2003 – Apr 7, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. C21.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).