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RAM 1500 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin 2301121 · NHTSA communication 10220940 · issued Mar 4, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2020–2021
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tailgate High Closing Effort This bulletin involves installing a tailgate pivot cup shim. The customer may comment that tailgate is difficult to open/close.

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.