RAM 1500 2020–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9004382 · NHTSA communication 10218448 · issued Aug 25, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2020–2021
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
BUSHING, Tailgate Pivot For vehicles built after Dec 1 2020 and the tailgate is making a noise when opening or closing or if the bushing is being replaced for any reason please read this note PN 68437489AB is for multifunction tail gate only and PN 68437489AA is needed for standard tail gate only. Also there is a shim PN 68547105AA that can be added in the standard tailgate gate right side pivot cup to address side to side movement. For any other concerns call FCA Redacted Content. If no response in 15 minutes, proceed with repair. Please take pictures of the inside of the pivot cup after plas
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.