Recalls and bulletins
No NHTSA safety recall in our pull names this engine, and we document 2 manufacturer bulletins, programs or coverages tied to its known failures. Each entry shows the campaign number, the model years, what was wrong and what the fix is.
Newest first. NHTSA's own summary and remedy text, for the models and years this engine was sold in.
No NHTSA safety recall in our pull names this engine. That does not rule out recalls on the rest of the truck (brakes, airbags, bodies), which this engine registry leaves out; check the VIN at NHTSA.
Manufacturer service bulletins, special coverages, programs and emissions recalls that bear on this engine's documented failures. Identifier, date and scope only; bulletin text is the manufacturer's.
LIFTER, Hydraulic Roller Deactivating Please do not replace MDS lifters because the disconnecting pin is not lined up, this is normal and not a defect.
Failure mode: Lifter / cam wear (HEMI tick source #2)
Customer complaints may include abnormal engine noise, rough idle, lack of power, misfire. Upon investigation, it may be found that there is excessive camshaft lobe wear/lifter wear (roller failure) on one or more cam lobes and that camshaft/lifter replacement is necessary.
Failure mode: Lifter / cam wear (HEMI tick source #2)
Method: safety recalls come from NHTSA's recall database, pulled for every make, model and year this engine covers; a recall is listed when its NHTSA text names this engine (fuel type, displacement or engine family) and left out when it names no engine. Defect investigations come from NHTSA's investigations file by the same rule, or when the investigation cites a recall listed here. Bulletins and programs come from the failure-mode records on this site, each with its source. Pulled 2026-10-26. How we tier and source facts.