Dodge Ram 1500 2009–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05170303A · NHTSA communication 10142197 · issued Mar 16, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2009–2011
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Housing, Axle Housing cover mounting bolt holes use self-tapping fasteners. New fasteners are required with housing replacement. Order housing 05170303AE and (12) selftapping cover bolts 06508331AA.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.