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2008–2011 Dodge Ram Recall: Steering

NHTSA campaign 10V657000 · Steering · filed Dec 24, 2010 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported
15K
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
Risk
Crash / injury
Owner letters
Mailing began Mar 7, 2011

The defect

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 4500 AND 5500 VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A WEAKENING AND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT BALL STUD ON THE TIE ROD RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING.

The risk

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

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The fix — what to do

CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL NO. K28.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Affected vehicles

MakeModelModel years
DodgeRam2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 10V657000 (manufacturer number K28). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.