NHTSA Complaint #11151398 — 2015 RAM 1500

FCA AS THE PARENT COMPANY TO RAM BRANDS HAS ISSUED A RECALL R51 FOR A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO THE RAM 1500 ECODIESEL USING A 3.0L VM MOTORI DIESEL MOTOR. THE RECALL IS INTENDED TO COVER ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS WITH A BLOCK HEATER. ALL VM MOTORI ENGINES ARE EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH A BLOCK HEATER. HOWEVER, ONLY SOME TRUCKS WERE SHIPPED WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED HEATER BLOCK CABLE, AND ONLY THOSE WITH THE CABLE CODE WERE FLAGGED WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE LISTED IN THE RECALL RELATING TO COLD WEATHER OPERATION BELOW AMBIENT FREEZING TEMPERATURES. AFTER CONTACTING FCA, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NHTSA TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VIN NUMBER INSERTED INTO THE RECALL, AS ALL ECODIESEL MOTORS IN THIS RANGE SOLD IN AREAS FREQUENTLY BELOW FREEZING REQUIRE IT. THE RECALL TEXT IS AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/UNIVERSAL/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/R51.PDF