RAM 1500 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 09-005-16 · NHTSA communication 10076516 · issued Apr 30, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
SUBJECT: Tighten Starter Bolts OVERVIEW: This bulletin involves torquing the starter bolts to proper specifications. SYMPTOM/CONDITION: The customer or technician may hear an excessive noisy starter or find that the starter is loose.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.