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RAM 2500 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05086755A$ · NHTSA communication 10121687 · issued Jul 20, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rear Crank Shaft Oil Seal and retainer plate For Cummins equipped vehicles only;~ If replacing Rear Main Seal for oil leak, replace seal and retainer as a set PN; 9003466. Please do not disturb seal in retainer when removing from engine.~ Cummins Engineering is currently investigating the root cause of the oil leak concern. If there are any questions, please contact Chad Eichbrecht at cell (248) 309-2695~ If you do not receive a response within 15 minutes, please proceed with normal repair

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.