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P0506 on Ram vehicles

P0506 is named on 5 Ram model years (2016–2020): 13 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 2500, 3500, Promaster City.

Powertrain 5 model years 13 manufacturer filings

Which Ram model years name P0506

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2020 Ram 2500Fuel/Propulsion System3—
2020 Ram 3500Electrical System3—
2019 Ram 2500Service Brakes3—
2019 Ram 3500Engine3—
2016 Ram Promaster CityElectrical System1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Electrical System 5 Power Train 3 Fuel/Propulsion System 2 Service Brakes 1
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Ram filings that name P0506

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ram filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0506. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0506 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P0506 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Ram and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0506 a known problem on Ram vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 13 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0506 on 5 Ram model years (2016–2020). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Ram models does P0506 appear on most?

2020 2500 (3 documents), 2019 2500 (3 documents), 2020 3500 (3 documents).

Does P0506 on a Ram mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.

Where to go next

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Filed alongside P0300 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P0506.Filed alongside B3055 Another code that appears in the same filings and owner reports as P0506.Vehicle 2020 Ram 2500 The model year P0506 is filed against most often.The data Trouble codes by API GET /v1/dtc joins every code to bulletins and owner reports — free tier, no card.