2006 Dodge RAM 1500 recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain 4-WHEEL drive pickup trucks, the totally integrated power module (tipm) may contain incorrect transfer case calibration set points, potentially resulting in inadvertent transfer case default to neutral.
💥 The risk
If this occurs and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away and cause a crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reprogram the tipm with new software that prevents the potential for this condition. The recall began on november 7, 2005. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
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
- 05V461000
- Manufacturer recall #
- E18
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 136
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 7, 2005
- Built
- Feb 9, 2005 – Sep 7, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. E18.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (TTY:1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.