NHTSA Complaint #10289151 — 2006 DODGE RAM 1500

ROLL OVER VALVE IS CRACKED IN 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK GAS TANK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES (8/09) BUT THE CRACKED ROLL OVER VALVE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL 4 VISITS LATER, ABOUT 79,000MILES (10/09). COMPUTER CODES DO NOT READILY IDENTIFY THE CRACKED ROLL OVER VALVE. THE GAS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ROLL OVER VALVE IS BUILT IN. DODGE WILL NOT COVER A NEW GAS TANK UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOT A USUAL PROCEDURE TO REPLACE GAS TANKS AND I WANTED TO REPORT THIS DEFECT IN THE ROLL OVER VALVE. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND RECALLS ON 2006 MODEL 2500 AND 3500 SERIES GAS TANKS FOR PICKUP TRUCKS BUT NONE FOR THE 1500 SERIES TRUCKS. HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR CRACKED ROLL OVER VALVES BEEN FILE? I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING GAS TANK REPLACEMENT WITH IN THE NEXT WEEK. DO YOU WANT THE OLD TANK FOR INSPECTION OR HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE LOOK AT IT WHEN IT IS REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK? *TR