Ram Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Ram is recalling about 5,664 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Brake fluid leakage would result in a reduction of brake performance, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
14V034000
Manufacturer
Chrysler Group LLC
Reported
4 February 2014
Vehicles
5,664
Built between
Jul 2013 – Nov 2013
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 March 2014
Repaired
91%
Unrepaired
450

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2013 and November 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014 Ram PromasterBuilt July 2013 to November 2013

Repair progress

450 of 5,664 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.

91% repaired — 5,178 of 5,664 reported

Owners not reachable
36

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ram ProMaster vehicles manufactured July 1, 2013, through November 15, 2013. During manufacturing, a tool may have damaged one of the brake hoses which may result in a leakage of brake fluid from the brake hose.

What could happen

Brake fluid leakage would result in a reduction of brake performance, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the brake hoses, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 26, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2013 to November 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA4 February 2014
  3. Owners notified26 March 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 91% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 February 2014.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P03.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
P03
Recalling manufacturer
Chrysler Group LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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