- Vehicles
- 10,160
- Built between
- Mar 2018 – Apr 2018
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 June 2019
- Repaired
- 74%
- Unrepaired
- 2,500
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and April 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2018-2019 Ram 1500Built March 2018 to April 2018
Repair progress
2,500 of 10,160 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.
74% repaired — 7,497 of 10,160 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 102
- Scrapped or exported
- 61
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 (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Ram 1500 pickup trucks. The rear driveshaft may have an incomplete weld fusion between the tube and tube yoke, which may lead to weld cracking or the driveshaft fracturing.
What could happen
A fractured rear driveshaft could detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard, or it may result in a loss of drive power, both of which can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
FCA US will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear driveshaft, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to April 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 April 2019
- Owners notified13 June 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 74% 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 25 April 2019.
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 FCA US customer service at 1-800-853-1403. The FCA US recall number is V48.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- V48
- Recalling manufacturer
- Chrysler (FCA US 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.