NHTSA campaign 05V462000 · Manufacturer campaign E17
Dodge Recall 05V-462: UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V462000 (Manufacturer campaign E17) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on October 6, 2005, with 250,433 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 2500 and Dodge Ram 3500 for model years 2003–2005. Owners were notified on March 20, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V462000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V462000 (also written 05V-462 or 05V462)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- E17
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 250,433 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA04-025 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V462000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V462000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V462000
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.