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RAM 2500 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05-002-21 · NHTSA communication 10215955 · issued Jan 28, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Uneven Front Brake Pad Wear This bulletin involves inspecting the front brake pads for uneven wear and it involvesre-torquing front brake fasteners and checking for proper caliper slide action. The customer may comment on the following: Unusual noise when braking, likely a grinding noise as though pads are wornout.

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.