NHTSA Complaint #11319869 — 2015 RAM 1500

MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER VB1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V-757 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT: 1-888-327-4236 OR TTY: 1-800-424-9153 OR FILE AN ONLINE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. SO PER NHTSA RECOMMENDATIONS, SHOWN ABOVE, WE ARE FILING AN ONLINE COMPLAINT SINCE THE MANUFACTURE (AGAIN PER ABOVE) DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER ON YOUR TRUCK [1] MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THERMAL FATIGUE. THERMAL FATIGUE MAY CAUSE THE COOLER TO CRACK INTERNALLY OVER TIME. AN EGR COOLER WITH AN INTERNAL CRACK WILL INTRODUCE PRE-HEATED, VAPORIZED COOLANT TO THE EGR SYSTEM WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS MIXTURE INTERACTS WITH OTHER HYDROCARBONS AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN COMBUSTION WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE. A VEHICLE FIRE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS AND PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE.