2003–2005 Dodge RAM 2500 & 2003–2005 Dodge RAM 3500 recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain pickup trucks equipped with diesel engines and automatic transmissions, in an attempt to exit the vehicle quickly without shutting off the engine and removing the key, the driver may inadvertently leave the automatic transmission shift control in indicated reverse.
💥 The risk
This error is an unintended action that may result in a lack of transmission park pawl engagement and possibly delayed rearward movement of the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will perform a software modification to equip these vehicles with an out-of-park alarm. 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
- 05V462000
- Manufacturer recall #
- E17
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 250,433
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 20, 2006
- Built
- Jun 1, 2002 – Jul 31, 2005
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler campaign no. E17.this action is deemed a safety improvement campaign and is not being conducted under the safety act.the company has informed NHTSA that it will provide the modifications described above free of charge.