Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift (Ram and Dodge)
Vehicle recall 17V-821. NHTSA received Chrysler (FCA US LLC)’s report on Dec 20, 2017.
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NHTSA received Chrysler (FCA US LLC)’s report on Dec 20, 2017. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Being able to shift the transmission without pushing the brake pedal and/or without a key in the ignition can increase the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ram 3500 Cab Chassis with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of less than 10,000 lbs, 2011-2017 Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles, 2009-2017 Ram 1500 and 2010-2017 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks, all equipped with a column shifter.
Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged periods when the vehicle is running and in PARK may cause the Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) pin to stick in the open position.
With the pin in the open position, the transmission can be shifted out of PARK into any gear without pushing the brake pedal or having the key in the ignition.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift.
What should you do?
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, inspect the BTSI, and, as necessary, replace it, free of charge. The recall began February 26, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler’s number for this recall is T79.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,482,874 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- Ram 2500201720162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Ram 4500201720162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Ram 3500201720162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Dodge Ram 5500and 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
- Dodge Ram 4500and 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
- Dodge Ram 3500and 2010, 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
- Ram 5500201720162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Ram 1500201720162015and 2009, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Dodge Ram 1500and 2010, 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
- Dodge Ram 2500and 2010, 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Chrysler (FCA US LLC).
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.