Ram Trucks plans recall over fire risk, tells owners not to park inside
Drivers of certain Ram Heavy Duty pickups and chassis cab trucks are being advised not to park them inside because of a fire risk and a recall has been issued affecting almost 341,000 trucks.
The company said in a news release that it's aware of six potentially related fires, one of which happened reportedly after the ignition was turned off.
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The company called the fire risk minimal and said it’s unaware of any related injuries or accidents.
“Affected are certain model-year Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups, and 3500/4500/5500 cab chassis trucks from model years 2021-2023. The recall population is limited to vehicles equipped with 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engines and prior-generation heater-grid relays, which were the focus of two previous but smaller campaigns,” the release said.
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Ram-parent Stellantis, under its U.S. operating arm of FCA US, said a company investigation found that intake heater-grid relays on certain vehicles may overheat.
The company said it expects to begin notifying affected customers next month, but customers can also enter the vehicle identification numbers at mopar.com/recalls, checktoprotect.org or nhtsa.gov to find out whether the trucks are part of the recall. Anyone with additional questions may call 800-853-1403.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Some Ram Trucks owners told not to park inside because of fire risk
