Ram bulletin S2505000003
What it saysDiagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C0050-00-Brake System Hydraulic Leak Set After Recent Repair. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ram filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 10, 2025, received Dec 17, 2025, about the service brakes. It names 40 model years (2019–2026). 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 communicationDiagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C0050-00-Brake System Hydraulic Leak Set After Recent Repair.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2505000003 | Service bulletin | Dec 10, 2025 | 11026634 |
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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2019 Ram 4500; 2020 Ram 4500; 2021 Ram 4500; 2022 Ram 4500; 2023 Ram 4500; 2024 Ram 4500; 2025 Ram 4500; 2026 Ram 4500; 2019 Ram 5500; 2020 Ram 5500; 2021 Ram 5500; 2022 Ram 5500; 2023 Ram 5500; 2024 Ram 5500; 2025 Ram 5500; 2026 Ram 5500.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 24 model years this bulletin names have filed 5,608 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 530 of them name Service Brakes — 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 2019 Ram 1500, the 53 owners who gave an odometer reading for Service Brakes reported it at a median of 13,900 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
I was pulling out of a gas station onto the main road and the truck started shaking and died, parking brake came on and the battery right came on….1st incident Second incident I was baking out of a parking space and the same thing happened, truck started shaking and died, parking brake came on and the battery light lit up on the dash….
2024 Ram 1500 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Jan 8, 2025
The contact owns a 2020 Ram 1500. The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was in drive or in reverse, the brakes activated independently without warning. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, provided no additional assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 500
2020 Ram 1500 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Jun 5, 2020
I purchased the truck on 10/4/2019. On 10/6/2019 was delivered to my house. After going over the features the sales representative left. I tried backing the truck out of the drive way the truck would not back up because of the brake sensor system. The buttons to control the functions on the steering wheel did not work as well.
2019 Ram 1500 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Oct 18, 2018
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group36 other manufacturer communications filed against these Ram models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ram list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05-003-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 14, 2026 | Brake Fluid Leak At The Brake System Control Module 2 (BSCM2) The customer may comment the following: SYMPTOM: ● Drops of brake fluid are on… |
| 08-269-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 8, 2026 | R1L/R1H Trailer Brake Setting In Radio Cannot Be Changed Customers may experience the following: SYMPTOM: ● Trailer brake setting in radio c… |
| 113123 | Service bulletin | Jun 29, 2026 | SPRING KIT - DISC BRAKE PAD |
| S1203000003 REV. A | Service bulletin | Jun 26, 2026 | Trac-Rite Operation Diagnosis, Chatter, Shudder, Moving From A Stop And Turning |
| S2523000055 REV. C | Service bulletin | Jun 25, 2026 | "Mil-On/Check Engine Lamp (CEL), Antilock Brake System (ABS) Lamp, Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTCs)." |
| 08-237-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 11, 2026 | Flash: Brake System Control Module (BSCM) Update Customers may comment on the following: ● Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Stabilit… |
| S2605000002 | Service bulletin | Mar 6, 2026 | Whoosh Or Click Noise Heard From Brake Assembly eBooster When Pressing Brake Pedal And After A Recent Repair. |
| 03D Campaign | Other | Feb 25, 2026 | Fleet Campaign Parts Ordering Process (03D) |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ram S2505000003 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 S2505000003 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.
Which vehicles does S2505000003 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 40 model years: 2026 Ram 1500, 2025 Ram 1500, 2024 Ram 1500, 2023 Ram 1500, 2022 Ram 1500, 2021 Ram 1500 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.