13A Engine Compartment Fire – 2021-2023 Ram 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, & 4500, 5500 Cab Chassis

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February 9, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V060000

Engine Compartment Fire

An electrical short in the relay can result in an engine compartment fire with the ignition on or off, increasing the risk of injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V060

Manufacturer Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 302,067

 

Summary

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Ram 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, and 4500, 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with a Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine. An electrical short may occur in the heater grid relay with the ignition on or off.

 

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the relay, free of charge. This will be a Phased campaign. Phase 1 will include 2023 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers on or about 3/23/2023 and begin notifying owners on or about 4/5/2023. Phase 2 will include 2022 model year vehicles and Phase 3 will include 2021 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers and owners on or about 4/27/2023 for Phase 2 and 5/11/2023 for Phase 3. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed March 28, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC’s number for this recall is 13A. This recall is an expansion of and supersedes recall number 21V-798.

 

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.nhtsa.gov.

 

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New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – 13A

FCA US LLC (FCA US) has announced a safety recall on certain 2021 through 2023 Model Year (DJ) Ram 2500 Pickup, (D2) Ram 3500 Pickup, (DD) Ram 3500 Cab Chassis, (DP) Ram 4500/5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with a 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel Engine (sales code ETN, ETL, ETM).

 

REASON FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL

Some of the above vehicles can experience an engine compartment fire originating from the Generation 1 solid state intake air grid heater relay. An electrical short in the relay can potentially lead to a vehicle fire with the ignition on or off. A vehicle fire can result in increased risk of occupant injury and/or injury to persons outside the vehicle, as well as property damage.

 

SERVICE ACTION

FCA US will conduct a voluntary safety recall on all affected vehicles to replace the suspect relay. Customers are advised to not park these vehicles inside of buildings or structures, or near other vehicles until the vehicle has the final repair completed. The remedy for this condition is not currently available. Dealers will be notified of the launch of this safety recall by way of established communication methods.

 


(Revision 3) May 2023

Dealer Service Instructions for:

Safety Recall 13A / NHTSA 23V-060 Intake Air Grid Heater Relay

 

NOTE: Remedy is now Available for 2021 model year vehicles.

Effective immediately; all repairs on involved vehicles are to be performed according to this recall 13A which supersedes previous recalls Y08 and Y76.

 

Remedy Available

2021-2023 (DJ) Ram 2500 Pickup
2021-2023 (D2) Ram 3500 Pickup
2021-2023 (DD) Ram 3500 Cab Chassis
2021-2023 (DP) Ram 4500/5500 Cab Chassis

 

NOTE:  This recall applies only to the above vehicles equipped with a 6.7L Cummins Engine (sales code ETN, ETL, ETM).

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 toapply 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

About 302,000 of the above vehicles can experience an engine compartment fire originating from the Generation 1 solid state intake air grid heater relay. An electrical short in the relay can potentially lead to a vehicle fire with the ignition on or off. A vehicle fire can result in increased risk of occupant injury and/or injury to persons outside the vehicle, as well as property damage.

Customers are advised to not park these vehicles inside of buildings or structures, or near other vehicles until the vehicle has the final repair completed.

 

Repair

Install a NEW Intake Air Heater Relay

 

Parts Information

Part Number Qty. Description
CSTP13A1AAeBay 1 Relay, Heater Grid

 

Parts Return

No parts return required for this campaign.

Render the recalled relay unusable and discard.

 

Special Tools

No special tools are required to perform this service procedure.

 

Service Procedure

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

 

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

 

  1. Loosen the air intake hose clamp at the turbocharger and disconnect the clean air hose (Figure 2).

 

  1. Loosen the clean air hose clamp at the air cleaner housing and remove the clean air hose (Figure 2).

 

  1. Disconnect the intake air heater relay wire harness connector (Figure 3).

 

  1. Remove the nuts and the cables from intake air heater relay. Note position of cables before removing (Figure 3).

 

  1. Remove the intake air heater relay by tilting relay forward and away from the studs and DISCARD.

 

  1. Install the NEW intake air heater relay in the bracket (Figure 3).

 

  1. Install the cables to the intake air heater relay and tighten nuts to 15N·m (11ft. lbs.). (Figure 3).

 

  1. Connect the intake air heater relay wire harness connector (Figure 3).

 

  1. Install the clean air hose to the air cleaner housing and securely tighten the clamp (Figure 2).

 

  1. Install the clean air hose to the turbocharger and securely tighten the clamp (Figure 2).

 

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

 

  1. Connect the IBS wire harness connector (Figure 1).

 

  1. Close the hood and return the vehicle to the customer or vehicle inventory.

 

Owner Notification and Service Scheduling

All involved vehicle owners known to FCA are being notified of the service requirement by first class mail.  They are requested to schedule appointments for this service with their dealers.  A generic copy of the owner letter is attached.

 

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Chronology :

  • From October 2022, through January 2023, TSRC analyzed fire patterns, witness statements, and vehicle histories to confirm the events were trend-related.
  • During December 2022 and January 2023, FCA US Engineering conducted root cause analysis, including an assessment of the potential involvement of the heater grid relay.
  • As of February 2, 2023, FCA US identified six customer assistance records, three warranty claims, and six field reports potentially related to this issue for all markets with dates of receipt ranging from July 11, 2022 to January 13, 2023.
  • As of February 2, 2023, FCA US is aware of zero accidents and zero injuries potentially related to this issue for all markets.
  • On February 2, 2023, FCA US determined, through the Vehicle Regulations Committee, to conduct a voluntary safety recall of the affected vehicles.

 


12 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
RAM 2500 2021-2023
RAM 3500 2021-2023
RAM 4500 2021-2023
RAM 5500 2021-2023

 


21 Associated Documents

Recall 573 Report – 2/16/23

RCLRPT-23V060-1872.PDF 217.344KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – NSRAC re 13A

RCMN-23V060-4928.pdf 47.029KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-23V060-5145.pdf 645.293KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-23V060-8408.PDF 217.265KB

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Recall 573 Report – 2/16/23

RCLRPT-23V060-9924.PDF 217.344KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – NSRAC 13A

RCMN-23V060-7063.pdf 51.27KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – NSRAC re New Safety Recall Advanced Communication – 13A

RCMN-23V060-4433.pdf 51.179KB

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Recall 573 Report – 2/23/23

RCLRPT-23V060-5482.PDF 217.349KB

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Recall 573 Report – 2/16/23

RCLRPT-23V060-9935.PDF 217.303KB

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Recall 573 Report – 3/16/23

RCLRPT-23V060-8917.PDF 217.431KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V060-7126.pdf 823.445KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V060-5226.pdf 823.634KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Dealer Communication re GRID HEATER RELAY MAR 2023 SAFETY RECALL 13A

RCMN-23V060-5295.pdf 294.759KB

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ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-23V060-5381.pdf 67.771KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-23V060-5816.pdf 175.994KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Phase Dates Dealer Communication re Dealer Instructions

RCMN-23V060-8076.pdf 392.618KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-23V060-6767.pdf 810.316KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2023-2

RCLQRT-23V060-5593.PDF 211.137KB

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ISSUED Renotification Notice

RCRN-23V060-0089.pdf 138.781KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2023-3

RCLQRT-23V060-9753.PDF 211.386KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=23V060&docType=RCL

 


 

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