RAM 1500 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin R51 · NHTSA communication 10181388 · issued May 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customer Satisfaction Notification R51 Winter Front Cover The Charge Air Cooler (CAC) on about 8,000 of the above vehicles may develop internal icing in cold temperature regions. This condition may cause the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) to illuminate and cause the vehicle to experience a 35 mph limp in condition. A winter front cover must be installed when sustained day and night time temperatures drop below 30° F (-1° C).
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.