NHTSA campaign 05V461000 · Manufacturer campaign E18
Dodge Recall 05V-461: TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA recall 05V461000 (Manufacturer campaign E18) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on October 6, 2005, with 136 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 7, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V461000 (also written 05V-461 or 05V461)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- E18
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 136 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Transfer Case (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V461000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dodge
Dodge Ram 1500
- 2006 · Vehicles built February 9, 2005 – September 7, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V461000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V461000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.