NHTSA campaign 10V656000 · Manufacturer campaign K36
Dodge Recall 10V-656: REAR AXLE
NHTSA recall 10V656000 (Manufacturer campaign K36) was reported by CHRYSLER GROUP LLC on December 24, 2010, with 60,382 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Ram 1500 for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on April 4, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V656000 (also written 10V-656 or 10V656)
- Filed by
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- K36
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 60,382 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Axle — Spindle
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V656000. 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
- 2011 · Vehicles built September 1, 2009 – December 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V656000.
Defect description
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RAM 1500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2009 THROUGH DECEMBER 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCE A NOISE (GROWL, GRIND) COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE BEARING WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY SEIZE.
Safety consequence
A FAILURE OF THE BEARING COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL INSTALL AN OIL PORT INSERT INTO THE REAR AXLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V656000
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.