RAM 1500 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 23-026-17 · NHTSA communication 10219869 · issued Jun 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Sublime Green Outside Door Handle Paint Adhesion Issue This bulletin involves inspecting the exterior door handles for paint chipping off and replacing all handles if chipping is found. VINs in the attached RRT list require handle replacement without inspection. This bulletin only applies to vehicles with the ?Sublime Green? color paint option (Sales Codes FFB).The customer may comment that the paint is chipping off one or more of the exterior door handles.
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.