Ram trucks from 2015 through the 2017 recall

Parts are out there, but they are limiting dealers to small amounts based on what they sold.
All it is is a small rubber block that goes into the actuator somot doesn’t over extend and pop the tailgate open. If you don’t have the power tailgate then it’s not part of it.

They fixed mine last week while I has having the oil changed.

It is not a clip, it is a piece of rubber about .500 X .375 X . 375 that limits the movement of the locking arm keeping it from over extending. I'll post a pick of it later.

Don

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Learjet wrote:
the question remains why the 8' beds are excluded?

It's punishment for the "short" people as GOD did not intend for Man to have short bed trucks. ;)

I got lucky ,no recall on my 2014 Megacab short bed, don't know why. I was sure I was doomed with a short bed :)

RobWNY wrote:
My dealer told me they don't have the parts to fix this recall issue and won't have them until the end of October at the earliest

Try another dealer, parts are available. I had mine in this morning for the tailgate recall, took them 20 minutes to install the clip.

Video explaining why it drops.

Note if you had this repaired on your dime, FCA will reimburse you.

Don

As for the long bed short bed debate, I said I would never buy a short bed truck but since all you can get in a half ton crew cab is a short box so I had no choice. Didn't need a HD truck any longer so I went to a half ton. Looked at the 6'4" bed but only a woman would think seven more inches was worth paying for! LOL

I got a call today from an Arizona dealer that I have used for earlier recalls. They said they had parts and scheduled an appointment for early Oct. I asked about the The Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) T79 recall. They say it was completed on 7/19/2018. Truck has not been near a dealer after the water pump recall in the spring. NHTSA site and RAM site both say the T79 is not complete. Go figure. Chris

First I've heard of this. Love my Power locking tailgate though!

Got my tailgate recall done last week. This reminds me I need to check it out. I haven't noticed the telltale sound of the the tailgate locking/unlocking with the other doors since the recall.

Real men don't use lightweight pickups for work. The truck I use to actually work has an 11' bed and carries the weight of a a baby cc lb truck around 100% of the time before I even put a load in it. You long bed only guys are funny. You just have to be smarter than the load you are hauling.