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2021 RAM 1500 Owners Manual - PICKUP BOX



PICKUP BOX

The pickup box has many features designed for utility and convenience.

1 — Upper Load Floor Indents 2 — Bulk Head Dividers

3 — Cleats

If you are installing a Toolbox, Ladder Rack or Headache Rack at the front of the Pickup Box, you must use Mopar Box Reinforcement Brackets that are available from an authorized dealer.

You can carry wide building materials (sheets of plywood, etc.) by building a raised load floor. Place lumber across the box in the indentations provided above the wheel housings and in the bulkhead dividers to form the floor.

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There are stampings in the sheet metal on the inner side bulkheads of the box in front of and behind both wheel housings. Place wooden boards across the box from side to side to create separate load compartments in the pickup box.

There are four tie-down cleats bolted to the lower sides of the pickup box that can sustain loads up to 1,000 lbs (450 kg) total.

BED RAIL TIE-DOWN SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED

There are two adjustable cleats on each side of the bed that can be used to assist in securing cargo.

Each cleat must be located and tightened down in one of the detents, along either rail, in order to keep cargo properly secure.

To move the cleat to any position on the rail,

turn the nut counterclockwise, approximately 2

three turns. Then pull out on the cleat and slide

it to the detent nearest the desired location. Make sure the cleat is seated in the detent and tighten the nut.

1 — Utility Rail Detent 2 — Cleat Retainer Nut 3 — Utility Rail Cleat

To remove the cleats from the utility rail, slide the cleat forward to access the cut out at the end of the box rail, then remove the cleat.

Cleat Removal (With Tonneau Cover)

To remove the cleats from the utility rail, remove the end cap screw located in the center of the end cap, using a #T30 Torx head driver.

Remove the end cap and slide the cleat off the end of the rail.

Cleat Removal (Without Tonneau Cover)

Remove the end cap by pushing upward on the release button located beneath the end cap while pulling the cap away from the rail. The cleat can now be removed by sliding it off the end of the rail.

Pull End Cap Away From Rail


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