Ram bulletin S2111000001 REV. B
What it saysCustomer complains of a brief metallic ticking/rattling/ringing noise after a cold start-up, that can be heard while standing outside the vehicle, resonating from the front wheel well areas. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ram filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 31, 2024, received Mar 15, 2021, about the engine — 3 documents under this number: S2111000001 (2 filings) and 1 more. It names 4 model years (2021–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationCustomer complains of a brief metallic ticking/rattling/ringing noise after a cold start-up, that can be heard while standing outside the vehicle, resonating from the front wheel well areas. If the noise is present, it is normally heard at idle and the frequency of the noise will follow engine speed.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2111000001 REV. B | Service bulletin | May 31, 2024 | 11001043 | PDF, 488 KB |
| S2111000001 | Service bulletin | Feb 27, 2021 | 10220571 | not found |
| S2111000001 | Service bulletin | Feb 27, 2021 | 10188775 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,608 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 611 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On the 2021 Ram 1500, the 36 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 27,803 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
While driving and slowing for a traffic light, my 2023 Ram 1500 Limited 4X4 began to immediately slow, and I observed the gear selector engage from drive to park, back to drive and back to park, and engaging the emergency brake. The vehicle ceased operating. I was able to engage the emergency flashers and restart the vehicle.
2023 Ram 1500 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Mar 23, 2024 · ODI 11579083
Making a right hand turn into school parking lot at 7:11 am this morning the engine died, steering went stiff and emergence parking break set. Almost caused a very serious accident with injury's to multiple minors. Was moving 11 MPH with my foot on the brake into the right turn, when I let off the brake the engine died.
2021 Ram 1500 · Engine · filed with NHTSA May 24, 2021 · ODI 11418271
The contact owns a 2024 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving with his family at approximately 70 MPH, several unknown warning lights were illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power and came to a complete stop in the middle of the highway. Additionally, the hazards lights failed to engage as needed.
2024 Ram 1500 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Nov 6, 2024 · ODI 11623802
In depth: 2022 Ram 1500 engine problems → · 2021 Ram 1500 engine problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the engine
Source: same model, same component group81 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ram 1500 under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ram list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9100949 | Service bulletin | Oct 20, 2026 | oil filter If an engine oil leak develops from gasket of a newly installed MOPAR engine oil filter, please replace it with an equivalent BPr… |
| 18-079-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 7, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Update Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination, and the vehicle may… |
| 18-015-26 | Service bulletin | Oct 7, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may… |
| S2609000006 | Service bulletin | Sep 29, 2026 | P000B Bank 1 Cam 2 Position Slow Response - Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) - Check Engine Light (CEL) |
| 18-078-26 | Service bulletin | Sep 26, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle mus… |
| 9100898 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | Engine PNs: MY 24-26 WD/DT (5.7L) Code P00B is being misdiagnosed and incorrect parts are being installed causing over repair. Refer to SOL… |
| 18-077-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 19, 2026 | Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle may… |
| 9100861 | Service bulletin | Aug 18, 2026 | PUMP, Auxiliary Coolant Before replacing the Auxiliary Coolant Pump, please perform the following steps: 1) Key ON/OFF and let the after-run… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ram S2111000001 REV. B a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the S2111000001 REV. B repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Stellantis warranty extension on file lists the ones Stellantis has filed.
Which vehicles does S2111000001 REV. B cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2024 Ram 1500, 2023 Ram 1500, 2022 Ram 1500, 2021 Ram 1500. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.