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Ram 2500

The heavy-duty pickup, and the vehicle where the Cummins straight-six diesel lives. Working duty is the whole diagnostic context: sustained towing at high exhaust temperature behaves nothing like a light-duty cycle, and the aftertreatment codes that follow are read against load history rather than against mileage.

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Ram 2500
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Generations

  • DJ 2009–2018

    The Cummins straight-six at working duty, where aftertreatment codes are read against load history rather than mileage.

    Body styles
    Pickup
    Platform
    Chrysler DJ
    Engines
    • 5.7 V8 — HEMI · petrol
    • 6.4 V8 — HEMI · petrol
    • 6.7 Cummins straight-six — diesel
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · Aisin 6-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
  • D2 2019–present

    Higher outputs and a much more networked cab.

    Body styles
    Pickup · Chassis cab
    Platform
    Chrysler D2
    Engines
    • 6.4 V8 — HEMI · petrol
    • 6.7 Cummins straight-six — diesel
    Transmissions
    8-speed automatic · Aisin 6-speed automatic · 6-speed Aisin AS66RC automatic · 6-speed Aisin AS69RC automatic · 6-speed 68RFE automatic
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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