RAM 1500 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 68056356A · NHTSA communication 10217357 · issued Jun 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Axle Assembly, Axle Carrier, Axle Ring and Pinion Engineering is currently investigating concerns with pinion seals on the 2014-15 MY Ram 1500 Pick-up with a rear axle manufactured within the October to November 2014 calendar year. Please contact Ridhan Riyal at cell (810) 513-3832 for further instruction. If he cannot be reached with 15 minutes proceed with your repair.~ The DS Limited Slip Differential operates as a torque sensing device because when torque is applied to the differential gear set the reaction forces of the bevel gears apply an axial force into the clutch system providing the
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.