Can't find the trailer TPMS

[MikeXM]

Link please. Neither this thread or the other thread linked has that "quoted" info in post $41 where Rod says in an email response it's not possible.
If you're going to quote a source of truth, please provide the direct link to the post.

Well... Reason I didn't provide a direct link is that is part of THIS thread and is at position #41 like I said. No idea why you can't find it.

Anyway, here is the direct quote:

From: Rod Romain
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 4:04 PM
To: Carl Feda
Subject: Re: FW: TTPMS on Ram HD trucks

Carl my 2020 Ram 3500 has TTPMS. Any 2020 if ordered with TPMS can be ordered with TTPMS. If it is not built with it adding it later I don't believe would be an option with the tools the dealer has available.

So there it is. Is this the final and absolute verdict? Nope. It's just what he said. Can he be wrong? Sure. But should he actually know this? Absolutely.

 

[MikeXM]

@MikeXM is referencing the tail end of post 41 in this thread. Rod Romain said, "If it is not built with it adding it later I don't believe would be an option with the tools the dealer has available."

About a year ago, a representative from Ram told TFL trucks that Mopar won't be providing a Mopar TTPMS retrofit kit, but they said it is theoretically possible, “TTPM could be added but it would consist of vehicle configuration changes, software flashes, wiring, and module replacement. It can be done, but it is not a Mopar kit that’s plug and play.” Even if we buy the hardware, I suspect no dealership will actually do the flash updates required to enable the feature, so it may require aftermarket flashing to enable the feature.

Yeah, I've seen this too. I don't want to piss on the parade, but it LOOKS LIKE it won't happen.
If it was possible, I'm sure they would be very happy to sell you the upgrade.
If it ever does, good for all those guys that didn't get it!

BTW, my background is in process controls design. We did a lot of hardware over the year. The majority of it is customer upgradable. But for some design considerations, we have some hardware that can't be upgraded easily. In that a case, we would need to send specialist to the customer site to perform the change. Guess what, it never happened, so those were good monetary decisions at the end.

Is there something in that nature in those RAMs? That's why I kinda believed what he said as being not really possible. I agree it does remain theoretically possible for sure.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Well... Reason I didn't provide a direct link is that is part of THIS thread and is at position #41 like I said. No idea why you can't find it.

Anyway, here is the direct quote:



So there it is. Is this the final and absolute verdict? Nope. It's just what he said. Can he be wrong? Sure. But should he actually know this? Absolutely.

Thanks and sorry for being obstinate.

I read that post 3 times and didn't see that. No excuse, but staring at a computer all day working on IT crap and spending too much time on these forums after a few beers isn't always conducive to reliable comprehension.

Cheers.

 

[Ruffone]

Yeah, I've seen this too. I don't want to piss on the parade, but it LOOKS LIKE it won't happen.
If it was possible, I'm sure they would be very happy to sell you the upgrade.
If it ever does, good for all those guys that didn't get it!

BTW, my background is in process controls design. We did a lot of hardware over the year. The majority of it is customer upgradable. But for some design considerations, we have some hardware that can't be upgraded easily. In that a case, we would need to send specialist to the customer site to perform the change. Guess what, it never happened, so those were good monetary decisions at the end.

Is there something in that nature in those RAMs? That's why I kinda believed what he said as being not really possible. I agree it does remain theoretically possible for sure.

If someone wants it bad enough or enough people want it and there’s a buck to be made then the aftermarket world will come up with a solution.

 

[mlink]

One hopeful tidbit. On my 2019, I made the dealer install the Mopar Aux Camera Wiring (82215833AB) to close the deal - as my truck wasn't built with it. As part of the install, the dealer had to flash the system to have the "Aux Camera" icon appear on the camera screen. They didn't seem to have a problem doing that - as it works fine. So depending on the situation, I'm sure they could develop a patch routine to add the TTPMS to the system after the installation of the hardware. Question is... do they want to?

 

[MikeXM]

One hopeful tidbit. On my 2019, I made the dealer install the Mopar Aux Camera Wiring (82215833AB) to close the deal - as my truck wasn't built with it. As part of the install, the dealer had to flash the system to have the "Aux Camera" icon appear on the camera screen. They didn't seem to have a problem doing that - as it works fine. So depending on the situation, I'm sure they could develop a patch routine to add the TTPMS to the system after the installation of the hardware. Question is... do they want to?

Whatever the problem they have is NOT fixable with just some patch to the Uconnect screen. Pretty sure it implies flashing some other hardware elsewhere in the truck. Something that has no provision to be updated via USB port or Wifi. Like an update requiring a JTAG programmer to be plugged directly into a PCB.

I am speculating here, don't quote me as being the real reason why it is not easily done!

 

[lovegolf44]

Real disappointing, that's all I have to say.