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2019 HME Ram 5500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2019 HME Ram 5500. The newest campaign is 21V808000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Oct 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Oil/Lubrication. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 21V808000, in the NHTSA record

On behalf of HME, FCA dealers will update the engine calibration software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 25, 2022. Owners may contact HME's customer service at 1-616-534-1463.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 8 units in total.

  1. 21V808000Received . 3 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Oil/Lubrication

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    HME, Inc. (HME) is recalling certain 2019 Ram 5500 emergency vehicles. The engine calibration software may not warn about low oil volume.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Low oil can damage the engine, causing an oil leak or a punctured engine block, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    On behalf of HME, FCA dealers will update the engine calibration software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 25, 2022. Owners may contact HME's customer service at 1-616-534-1463.

    Report filed by HME, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 21V-439. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 21V807000Received . 5 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    HME, Inc. (HME) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Ram 5500 emergency vehicles. The flanged wheel lug nuts may have been over-tightened during service.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An over-tightened lug nut may cause the wheel stud to break, resulting in wheel separation and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the torque specification in the owner's manual and other published service documents. Dealers will also inspect the vehicle's wheel studs, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on February 25, 2022. Owners may contact HME's customer service at 1-616-534-1463.

    Report filed by HME, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 21V-398. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2019 HME Ram 5500: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train1
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Dec 2023

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2019 HME Ram 5500, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2023, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20181
  2. 20192
  3. 20201

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2019 HME Ram 5500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/hme/ram-5500/2019/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
HME, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 HME Ram 5500?
8 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the HME Ram 5500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the HME Ram 5500, model years 2018 to 2020. 2 of them name the 2019 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2019 HME Ram 5500 name most often?
Power Train: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 HME Ram 5500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.