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68RFE Valve Body 2019-Up - Remanufactured Heavy Duty

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68RFE valve body for 2019-Up, remanufactured, heavy-duty and ready to install. Ships fast from the USA.

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About this product

If your 2019-or-newer Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 or 5500 with the 6.7L Cummins and 68RFE is shifting harsh, flaring between gears, slipping under a load, dropping into limp mode, or losing fluid out of the valve body area, you are dealing with the specific hydraulic section Chrysler redesigned for the 2019 model year, and this remanufactured heavy-duty unit is built to that updated layout rather than to the earlier casting.

What changed in the 2019-up 68RFE valve body

Starting with the 2019 model year, the 68RFE picked up an added lower valve body section carrying a reverse accumulator and a dedicated torque converter clutch control solenoid, along with a solenoid connector that moved from gray to blue. That is a different hydraulic circuit than the 2007-2018 castings, which is why a valve body built for an earlier truck will not bolt in and work correctly here even though the transmission family is the same. This unit is remanufactured specifically to the post-2019 layout, dyno-tested, and built heavy-duty to hold up under the towing and hauling loads these trucks see.

Symptoms tied to this part

How to confirm it before you order

FCA issued a dealer service recall (W03, NHTSA 20V-043) covering roughly 85,000 2019-2020 Ram 2500/3500 trucks built with the DG7 sales code, tied to a lower valve body separator plate defect that could expel fluid from the transmission. If your truck falls in that window, check whether the recall work was already done before you assume the part needs replacing again. For everything else, scan for stored codes and note exactly which shifts are affected - our 68RFE valve body problems and testing guide walks through separating a hydraulic valve body fault from a solenoid or wiring fault, and the 68RFE delayed engagement guide covers the pressure checks specific to a slow or missing engagement into gear.

Fitment

Built for 2019-and-up Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500 trucks running the 68RFE with the blue solenoid connector and the added lower valve body section. If your truck uses the earlier gray connector, this is not your part - see our 2009-2018 68RFE valve body listing instead. Because Chrysler can still run casting variations within a model year, match the connector color and casting marks on your original unit against the listing photos, or send us your year, make and VIN and we will confirm the exact revision before you order. The full 68RFE parts collection covers every other part sold for this transmission.

Install notes

Drop the pan and change the filter at the same time you install the new valve body so debris from the old unit does not circulate into it, torque the bolts in sequence to Chrysler's spec rather than cranking them down corner to corner, and refill with Mopar ATF+4 only. After the swap, clear codes and run the adaptive relearn drive cycle instead of just driving it normally, since the TCM needs to relearn clutch apply timing against the new hardware. If the original complaint included a converter clutch shudder, pair this install with a check of the converter itself before you call the job done, since a worn valve body and a failing converter produce overlapping symptoms.


Specifications

Transmission68RFE
Year Range2019-Up
ConditionRemanufactured / updated
ShippingShips from the USA

Complete the job: parts that go with this

Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.

65RFE Shift Kit 1999-18
65RFE Shift Kit 1999-18
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68RFE Valve Body 2019-Up - Remanufactured Heavy Duty: common questions

Does this fit my 2019 Ram with the recall done?

Yes, as long as it is a 2019-or-newer 68RFE truck. This unit is built to the post-2019 hydraulic layout with the added lower valve body section and blue solenoid connector, which is the same layout FCA's W03 recall addressed on early 2019-2020 production.

Will this work on a 2018 or earlier truck?

No. The 2019 model year added a reverse accumulator section and changed the solenoid connector from gray to blue. A 2007-2018 truck needs the earlier casting instead - see our 2009-2018 68RFE valve body listing.

What is the W03 recall and does it affect this part?

FCA's W03 recall (NHTSA 20V-043) covered about 85,000 2019-2020 Ram 2500/3500 trucks with the DG7 sales code for a lower valve body separator plate defect that could expel fluid. Check whether your truck already had that recall work done before assuming the valve body needs replacing again.

What symptoms point to this part failing?

Harsh, late or flared shifts, slipping between gears under load, torque converter clutch shudder at light throttle, limp mode with stored solenoid or pressure codes, and fluid loss from the lower valve body area.

What fluid does the 68RFE use?

Mopar ATF+4 only. Refill with ATF+4 after the install.

Do I need to do anything after installing it?

Yes. Clear stored codes and run the TCM's adaptive relearn drive cycle rather than driving normally, so the computer relearns clutch apply timing against the new valve body.


Repair guides for this job

Sources
  1. FCA US LLC / NHTSA — Dealer Service Instructions, Safety Recall W03 / NHTSA 20V-043, Transmission Valve Body, Revision 3, June 2022. Backs the 2019-2020 Ram 2500/3500 68RFE (sales code DG7) population of about 85,000 vehicles and the lower valve body separator plate defect behind the fluid-expulsion recall. static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2020/RCRIT-20V043-7517.pdf
  2. Sonnax — Chrysler 68RFE '19-Later Changes & Identification. Backs the 2019 hydraulic control changes: the added lower valve body section with reverse accumulator and dedicated TCC control solenoid, and the gray-to-blue solenoid connector change. www.sonnax.com/tech_resources/1163-chrysler-68rfe-19-later-changes-identification
  3. GEARS Magazine (ATRA) — Fixing the Root Cause of the Problem: Solving Issues with the 68RFE Transmission. Backs the line pressure management behavior and valve-bore wear pattern that produces the harsh shift and pressure-code symptoms described here. gearsmagazine.com/magazine/fixing-the-root-cause-of-the-problem-solving-issues-with-the-68rfe-transmission/

68RFE Valve Body 2019-Up - Remanufactured Heavy Duty

$1025.00
In stock • ships from the USA • FREE shipping • 30-day returns

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