Drag link V06 recall.

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@RamCares. I’ve purchased my second Ram Cummins after having my 06 Megacab for about 10 years. (Still own) I bought a 2018 big horn 3500 about 11 months ago. I was in the time frame for yearly alignment maintenance and was told by multiple alignment shops that the alignment can not be done due to welded jam nuts on steering linkage. I’ve contacted the local dealer and was told that was the fix for the recall VO6. Simply was told to grind off welds make adjustments and tack weld the jam nuts. Went back not one but two local alignment shops and some don’t even have welders to complete the alignment that the dealer had recommended and or simply won’t touch it for liability reasons. I’m vary disappointed in this so call “FIX” for a steering component that is a safety recall and unserviceable. My steering wheel is a little of center but don’t have abnormal tire ware. Please help me get this resolved. My vin is 3C63R3DL9JG35284.
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@RamCares. I’ve purchased my second Ram Cummins after having my 06 Megacab for about 10 years. (Still own) I bought a 2018 big horn 3500 about 11 months ago. I was in the time frame for yearly alignment maintenance and was told by multiple alignment shops that the alignment can not be done due to welded jam nuts on steering linkage. I’ve contacted the local dealer and was told that was the fix for the recall VO6. Simply was told to grind off welds make adjustments and tack weld the jam nuts. Went back not one but two local alignment shops and some don’t even have welders to complete the alignment that the dealer had recommended and or simply won’t touch it for liability reasons. I’m vary disappointed in this so call “FIX” for a steering component that is a safety recall and unserviceable. My steering wheel is a little of center but don’t have abnormal tire ware. Please help me get this resolved. My vin is 3C63R3DL9JG35284.
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Theses are the welds that the dealer did. No ware near the proper “repair” as per instructions on the V06. I’m concerned that the weld on the left won’t hold. I have 1k trip pulling 9k coming up next week and I’ll be white knuckles the whole trip.
 

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Theses are the welds that the dealer did. No ware near the proper “repair” as per instructions on the V06. I’m concerned that the weld on the left won’t hold. I have 1k trip pulling 9k coming up next week and I’ll be white knuckles the whole trip.

There is a new updated repair on this that is not welded. We've had a success rate changing out to the updated version.

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Hello,
I to just recently traded in my 20' Laramie 1500 for a 17' Bighorn 2500, while installing a Thuren lvl kit I noticed my Steering linkage welded....seems shady...upon asking questions I found myself here. Is this something we can just request from a dealer for the proper repair, or do we need someone backing us? Thanks
 

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That's the fix for the drag link issue, poor solution and a cheap fix for them
 

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Hello,
I to just recently traded in my 20' Laramie 1500 for a 17' Bighorn 2500, while installing a Thuren lvl kit I noticed my Steering linkage welded....seems shady...upon asking questions I found myself here. Is this something we can just request from a dealer for the proper repair, or do we need someone backing us? Thanks
The vehicle would need to be diagnose by your dealer, have the dealer open a STAR case for goodwill approval on the new updated drag link.

William
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