NHTSA Complaint #10363011 — 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 STRUCTURE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10363011
Vehicle	2001 DODGE RAM 2500
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	October 15, 2009
Date Filed	October 30, 2010
Mileage	28,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

HARD PLASTIC DASH BOARD CRACKS INTO LOTS OF HARD SHARP PIECES THAT CAN BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES IN A CRASH. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL ALSO BECOMES BRITTLE AND CAN POSE A SEVERE LACERATION RISK IN A COLLISION SITUATION. ALSO, AS THE DASH DEGRADES, LARGE CHUNKS CAN BECOME DISLODGED DURING DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THESE CHUNKS CAN SLIDE AND MOVE ABOUT THE CAB AND EITHER CAUSE A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION RESULTING IN A CRASH, OR, CAN FLY ABOUT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO THE SHARP EDGES. PLEASE PROVE THAT THE NHTSA IS NOT JUST ANOTHER BLOATED GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN THE POCKET OF THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED DODGE TRUCK OWNERS FOR YEARS. *TR

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