2004 Dodge RAM 1500 & 2004 Dodge RAM 2500 recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain pickup trucks, the transfer case to transmission attaching fasteners may not be tightened correctly. This could cause the transmission adapter or transfer case housing to crack and leak fluid.
💥 The risk
Continued operation CAN result in propeller shaft separation and damage to fuel system components, which could lead to a fuel leak. Fluid and/or fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source CAN cause an underbody fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will retighten the transfer case to transmission fasteners. Owner notification began on december 22, 2003. Owners 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
- 03V503000
- Manufacturer recall #
- C39
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 514
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Owner phone
- 1-800-992-1997
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 22, 2003
- Built
- Nov 5, 2003 – Nov 6, 2003
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. C39.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).