Safety Recall W70 NHTSA 20V622 – Drivers Side View Mirror – 2020 Ram 2500/1500

October 8, 2020 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V622000

Driver Side Mirror Glass Can Detach/FMVSS 111

Missing driver side mirror glass reduces visibility and increases the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V622

Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US LLC)

Components VISIBILITY

Potential Number of Units Affected 19,075

 

Summary

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2020 Ram 2500 and 1500 vehicles. The driver side mirror glass can detach from the backing plate and no longer provide a reflective surface. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, “Rear Visibility.”

 

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side mirror glass, free of charge. The recall began November 5, 2020. Owners may contact FCA US customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler’s number for this recall is W70.

 

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 if your Vehicle has a Recall

 


October 2020

Dealer Service Instructions for:

Safety Recall W70 / NHTSA 20V- 622 Drivers Side View Mirror

 

Remedy Available

2020 (DS) Ram 1500 Pickup
(DJ) Ram 2500 Pickup

 

NOTE:  This campaign applies only to the above vehicles equipped with Power Adjust Manual Folding Heated Glass Side View Mirror (sales code GT6) or (sales code GTJ).

 

NOTE:  Some vehicles above may have been identified as not involved in this recall and therefore have been excluded from this recall.

 

IMPORTANT:  Some of the involved vehicles may be in dealer new vehicle inventory.  Federal law requires you to complete this recall service on these  vehicles before retail delivery.  Dealers should also consider this requirement to apply to used vehicle inventory and should perform this recall on vehicles in for service.  Involved vehicles can be determined by using the VIP inquiry process.

 

Subject

The driver side rearview mirror on about 22,747 of the above vehicles may have been built with a mirror glass that was not properly adhered to the backing plate during the manufacturing process. This condition may result in the mirror glass falling off. A missing driver side mirror glass reduces visibility and could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning.

 

The condition described above does not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.111 S6.1 requires that “Each multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck and bus, other than a school bus, with a GVWR of 4,536 kg or less shall have either (a) Mirrors that conform to the requirements of S5.; or (b) Outside and no longer provide a reflective surface.  mirrors of unit magnification, each with not less than 126 cm2 of reflective surface”. Both S5. and S6.1(b) require mirrors of unit magnification. Rearview mirror glass that is not properly adhered to the backing plate may become detached

 

Repair

Remove and replace the drivers-side, side view mirror glass.

 

Parts Information

Part Number Description
CSCLW701AA Part Package
Each package contains the following components:
Quantity Description
1 Glass, Mirror Replacement

 

Parts Return

No parts return required for this campaign.

 

Special Tools

No special tools are required to perform this service procedure.

 

Service Procedure

A.  Mirror Glass Removal

 

  1. Move the mirror into the full down position (Figure 1).

 

  1. Disconnect the Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) wire harness connector (Figure 2).

 

NOTE: Failure to disconnect the IBS wire harness connector can lead to damage of the IBS wire harness connector.

 

  1. Loosen the ground terminal nut and remove the negative battery cable with IBS from the battery and isolate it (Figure 2).

 

  1. Firmly and carefully grasp the mirror at the top and pull out to separate the upper mounting clips (Figure 3).

 

  1. Separate the lower hinge type clips from the mirror glass assembly (Figure 4).

 

  1. Disconnect the electrical connectors and DISCARD the mirror (Figure 4).

 

B. Mirror Glass Installation

  1. Remove the metal inserts from the package and insert them on the NEW mirror (Figure 5).

 

  1. Connect the electrical connectors (Figure 4).

 

  1. Position the NEW mirror glass assembly into the housing and seat the lower hinge type clips fully (Figure 6).

 

  1. Push the top of the glass back into the housing and seat the mounting clips fully (Figure 7).

 

NOTE: Assure the metal inserts are positioned on the inside of the mirror

 

  1. Install the negative battery cable with IBS to the negative post and tighten to 7N·m (62In. lbs.) (Figure 2).

 

  1. Connect the IBS wire harness connector and close the hood (Figure 2).

 

  1. Verify the mirror is operational in all directions.

 

  1. Clean the mirror with glass cleaner.

 

  1. Return the vehicle to the customer.

 


 

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
RAM 1500 2020
RAM 2500 2020

 


14 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2020-4

RCLQRT-20V622-4652.PDF 211.153KB

RCLQRT-20V622-4652

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-20V622-2869.pdf 244.137KB

RCAK-20V622-2869

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – 10/09/2020 New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – W70

RCMN-20V622-3862.pdf 198.798KB

RCMN-20V622-3862

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – 10/15/2020 New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – W70

RCMN-20V622-4632.pdf 202.224KB

RCMN-20V622-4632

 


Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-20V622-9747.PDF 215.754KB

RCLRPT-20V622-9747

 


ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-20V622-1134.pdf 137.69KB

RCRN-20V622-1134

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2021-1

RCLQRT-20V622-9321.PDF 211.26KB

RCLQRT-20V622-9321

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2021-2

RCLQRT-20V622-3288.PDF 211.353KB

RCLQRT-20V622-3288

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-20V622-8355.pdf 515.387KB

RCONL-20V622-8355

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-20V622-9057.pdf 515.387KB

RCONL-20V622-9057

 


Miscellaneous Document – Email Blast re 2020 RAM 1500 BIGHORN/LONESTAR CREW 4X2 is under recall

RMISC-20V622-1144.pdf 599.817KB

RMISC-20V622-1144

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V622-6388.pdf 1678.095KB

RCRIT-20V622-6388

 


Miscellaneous Document – Screen Shot of recall reminder

RMISC-20V622-4996.pdf 1703.578KB

RMISC-20V622-4996

 


Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2021-3

RCLQRT-20V622-0302.PDF 211.467KB

RCLQRT-20V622-0302

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=20V622&docType=RCL

 


 

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