NHTSA campaign 20E031000 · Equipment recall

LiquidSpring LLC Recall 20E-031: Brake Line Routing May Cause Wear and Fluid Leak

NHTSA recall 20E031000 is an equipment recall reported by LiquidSpring LLC on May 13, 2020, with 397 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ram 4500 and Ram 5500 for model years 2019–2020. Owners were notified on May 13, 2020, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by LiquidSpring LLC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 20E031000 (also written 20E-031 or 20E031)
Filed by: LiquidSpring LLC
Report received: May 13, 2020
Potentially affected: 397 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Rear
Owners notified: May 13, 2020
Safety standard: FMVSS 105
Recall type: Equipment recall

Repair completion: 48.87% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 20E031000. 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.

Ram

Ram 4500
- 2019, 2020
Ram 5500
- 2019, 2020

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20E031000.

Defect description

LiquidSpring LLC (LiquidSpring) is recalling certain Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension Systems (C.L.A.S.S.), part numbers DS135RS3A, DS135RS3AF, DS135RS3-DM, sold for use with 2019-2020 RAM 4500 and 5500 vehicles. In the affected suspension systems, the rear brake caliper flexible line may have been routed so that it contacts a suspension component, possibly causing excessive wear and a loss of rear brakes. As such, these parts fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

Safety consequence

A worn rear brake caliper flexible line may cause brake fluid leakage which may result in a partial or complete loss of the rear brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

LiquidSpring has notified the purchasers, and the affected vehicle manufacturers will file recalls to have their dealers inspect the rear brake caliper flexible lines for wear and install a kit to modify the rear brake caliper flexible line mounting, and if necessary, a kit to replace worn brake lines, free of charge. The recall May 13, 2020. Owners may contact LiquidSpring customer service at 1-765-474-7816, extension 1.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 20E031000

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.