Transport CanadaHigh Risk
2015 RAM 2500Transport Canada Recall #2019221
The official notice
Defect
Note: This recall is superseded by recall 2019441. Please see <a href="http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/detail.aspx?lang=eng&&rn=2019441">recall 2019441</a> for more information. On certain trucks equipped with a power locking tailgate, the tailgate may open while driving. If this occurs, cargo that is not secured could fall out of the truck bed and onto the road. Note: This is an expansion of recall U74 (Transport Canada recall 2018-398).
Safety Risk
Cargo that falls from the truck bed could create a road hazard for others.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their truck to a dealer to modify the tailgate locking mechanism.
63,753 vehicles affectedMfr ref: V44Updated June 10, 2026