2021 Stop Sale on certain diesels incoming (intake air heater relay). - Recall Y76 REFRESHED OCT 2021

[SL1]

I dropped it off early at the dealer on 10/25 for the recall and to check alignment. Picked it up the same afternoon.

 

[SL1]

Heres the ticket.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Heres the ticket.

Half decent story.

P.S. RAM alignment specs are poop. Take it to a good shop and pay to have it aligned using Thuren specs (search for threads here). Basically 0.05 max Toe. Caster equal.

 

[SL1]

Thank you! I’ll check out the thuren specs and take to my usual front end shop. I appreciate the advise!!

 

[cycling4life]

Heres the ticket.

I thought the RTV sealant is only for vehicles built before 01/08/2021 and if Y08 has not been performed. Did the tech just put an RTV sealant on a good relay?

 

[wolfpack]

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I thought the RTV sealant is only for vehicles built before 01/08/2021 and if Y08 has not been performed. Did the tech just put an RTV sealant on a good relay?

Yeah, that recall is clear as mud. There’s very little chance service departments will get it right. This is going to be a cluster you-know-what until February when replacement parts become available, several hundred more Rams have gone up in smoke over the winter, and the instructions get simplified down to “remove the bad relay and replace with the good one”.

 

[Combra6589]

Every dealer lot truck they get in, they need to remove the relay and test. Once they find a good one, install it on your truck and get you on your way. Let their lot truck sit waiting on parts for their ineptitude.

I ended up getting my money back from truck. It’s a joke . Northeast service rep refused to try other relays so I gave up. I reordered yet another truck from another dealer

 

[rfullen280]

Thank you! I’ll check out the thuren specs and take to my usual front end shop. I appreciate the advise!!

As Brutal said, the outside of your tires are worn/cupping because there's too much toe in the factory spec. That much toe makes the truck "drive better"... but sacrifices your tires to do it. I'm Thuren'd, on a 2021, and it tracks just fine...

 

[Quick]

I ended up getting my money back from truck. It’s a joke . Northeast service rep refused to try other relays so I gave up. I reordered yet another truck from another dealer

Another Ram or another brand?

 

[Quick]

I just checked my relay on my 5/21 build - part 169AB

 

[toyboy1980]

Currently at the dealer to get it checked. Apparently I’m the first one they’ve seen. Should be interesting. I’ll update.

 

[SL1]

Genos has the ab relay for the grid heater in stock. I think some dealers are milking this for all it’s worth.

 

[DougB]

Genos has the ab relay for the grid heater in stock. I think some dealers are milking this for all it’s worth.

In stock? Or just listed for sale?

New grid heater relay - https://www.genosgarage.com/product/mopar-grid-heater-relay-68444169ab/new-products

Older grid heater relays - https://www.genosgarage.com/category/s?keyword=grid+relay

 

[ColoMike]

Genos has the ab relay for the grid heater in stock. I think some dealers are milking this for all it’s worth.

What do you mean when you say "milking this for all it’s worth", and why do you say this? What is their motivation?

 

[wolfpack]

In stock? Or just listed for sale?

New grid heater relay - https://www.genosgarage.com/product/mopar-grid-heater-relay-68444169ab/new-products

Older grid heater relays - https://www.genosgarage.com/category/s?keyword=grid+relay

How sure are we that AB is really the fix? There isn’t an AC in the works?

 

[wolfpack]

It’s only $88 on the Mopar site, by the way.

 

[SL1]

I wouldn’t think anyone would still be selling a recalled relay, but stranger things could happen I guess.
Cheers.

 

[wolfpack]

I wouldn’t think anyone would still be selling a recalled relay, but stranger things could happen I guess.
Cheers.

I think they just rev the part number, claim it’s “fixed”, and then do a “mea culpa” later and add it to the recall. It’s how manufacturers kick the can down the road to keep lines going and sales happening.

Who knows if AB is a good relay or if there’s an AC coming out in February.

I think someone posted upthread about having an AB relay fail the temperature test. Would be good to confirm that.

 

[DougB]

I think they just rev the part number, claim it’s “fixed”, and then do a “mea culpa” later and add it to the recall. It’s how manufacturers kick the can down the road to keep lines going and sales happening.

Who knows if AB is a good relay or if there’s an AC coming out in February.

I think someone posted upthread about having an AB relay fail the temperature test. Would be good to confirm that.

Good points. Seems some ABs are good and others not, hence the testing.

My guess would be an AC is coming out to stop the test requirements all together.

 

[toyboy1980]

Well, they did the temp tests. It passed. They put RTV on the back, and sent me on my way. For the record, I had the relay ending in AA, with tape on the back. I’ll probably get back in there later today just to double check quality of work, etc.