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Ram affected vehicles have a battery harness that may rub against the frame bracket for the right engine mount resulting in an electrical short.

NHTSA campaign 15V-517 · Reported August 14, 2015 · 1,655 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ram 1500
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,655
REMEDY
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to confirm that the battery harness is correctly routed and secured.
COST
Free

The short version

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) reported a problem with the 12v/24v/48v battery cables. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have a battery harness that may rub against the frame bracket for the right engine mount resulting in an electrical short.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the harness shorts, the vehicle may stall and there is an increased risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to confirm that the battery harness is correctly routed and secured, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-517.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2015Ram 1500

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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