NHTSA Complaint #10172895 — 2003 DODGE RAM 1500

FROM 2002 TO 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUPS FITTED WITH A 9.25" CORPORATE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETE WITH LSD. "C CLIPS" WHICH LOCATE THE CLUTCH PACKS WITHIN THE LSD, OVER TIME, SLIP OUT OF PLACE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CARRIER BEARINGS USUALLY LEADING UP TO A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE AXLE ASSEMBLY. ALSO, THESE CLIPS CAN AND DO, FOUL THE DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE RING AND PINION GEARS ETC ULTIMATELY LEADING TO THE LOCKING OF BOTH WHEELS AS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE POTENTIAL FOR BOTH WHEELS TO SUDDENLY BECOME LOCKED WHILST AT SPEED/MOVING IN THE TRUCK, IS LETHAL. PLEASE NOTE WELL I HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT USING INCORRECT ZIP CODE/STATE INFORMATION AS YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT FROM OVERSEAS, NAMELY ENGLAND. MY FULL ADDRESS IS:- MR ALLAN BARMBY. 7 STANHOPE GARDENS, BELLE-VUE, MIDDLESBROUGH, CLEVELAND, TS4 2QA ENGLAND. I'M SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT TO YOU, AS THERE IS NO ONE HERE IN ENGLAND WHO CAN HELP AND IN SUPPORT OF THE MANY AMERICAN FRIEND I HAVE IN THE US WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES OVER THIS LSD C CLIP FAILURE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH FREE OF CHARGE ON A RECALL BASIS. *JB