NHTSA Complaint #10172258 — 2001 DODGE RAM 2500

I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA RECENTLY AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM YOU. I DID NOT WRITE THE NUMBER DOWN SO I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2001 DODGE DIESEL THAT WE BOUGHT IN 2002. WE WENT TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND TOTTEN TIRE WOULD NOT LET US LEAVE WITH THE TRUCK WITHOUT PUTTING NEW RIMS ON IT. THEY SAID THE RIMS WERE DANGEROUS. 3 OF THE 4 RIMS HAVE CRACKS UP TO 3/8 INCH WIDE, ONE HAS 10 CRACKS. I BELIEVE THE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE PLACE SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN RIMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MORE DODGE TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IF ONE OF THESE RIMS WOULD HAVE BROKE APART GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $700.00 WE HAD TO PAY FOR RIMS. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. RIMS SHOULD NOT FALL APART IN 4 YEARS TIME. THE VIN # ON HIS TRUCK IS 387KF23651G8XXXXX. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME, AND PERHAPS SAVE OTHER PEOPLE FROM THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE RIMS ON THE DODGE RAM DIESEL PICK UPS ARE ALL CRACKING THIS BADLY MANY PEOPLE MAY BE INJURED. I WILL MAIL COPIES OF THE CRACKED RIMS WITH A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT FOR YOUR REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM UPDATED 12/15/06. *JB