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title: "RAM 4500 (2023) - Recall 25V618000 — NHTSA record 297735 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2023 Ram 4500 vehicles equipped with a Curt Hitch (P/N 15400). The trailer hitch may have been installed"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-297735-ram-4500-2023-recall-25v618000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# RAM 4500 (2023) - Recall 25V618000 — NHTSA record 297735

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Sep 17, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: RAM 4500 (2023) - Recall 25V618000
- **Reason**: Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading) is recalling certain 2023 Ram 4500 vehicles equipped with a Curt Hitch (P/N 15400). The trailer hitch may have been installed with too few mounting bolts, causing the assembly to loosen and detach. A detached trailer hitch assembly can create a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Reading Truck Group LLC
- **Quantity**: 10
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 297735

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V618000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: RAM 4500; model year 2023. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Sep 17, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Jun 26, 2024
- **Manufacturer end**: Oct 10, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Oct 1, 2025
- **Record created**: Sep 18, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Reading will replace the hitch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 1, 2025. Owners may contact Reading's customer service at 1-610-775-3301.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V618000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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