NHTSA Complaint #10562258 — 2005 DODGE RAM 1500

ON JANUARY 26, 2014, MY TRUCK WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES EXPERIENCED SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING HUB FAILURE RESULTED IN COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL HUB AND ASSEMBLY FROM THE TRUCK. THIS MAJOR FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO TWO PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALLS ON DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS AS OUTLINED BELOW. FROM MY REVIEW OF DODGE MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A BROADER ISSUE THAN COVERED BY THE TWO PREVIOUS NHTSA RECALLS. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT WITHIN THE TWO RECALL CLASSES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BROADER ISSUE AND REQUEST THE NHTSA TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. TWO PREVIOUS RECALL EFFORTS: 1) THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 07V-038 (OR 07V038000). DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S DODGE DIVISION IS RECALLING 86,333 OF ITS POPULAR RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCKS DUE TO A POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL, UNDER THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), INVOLVES EVERY RAM LIGHT-DUTY 2006 MODEL YEAR TRUCK MANUFACTURED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 7, 2005 AND APRIL 27, 2006. THREE PLANTS' OUTPUT IS INVOLVED: SALTILLO, MEXICO; FENTON, MISSOURI; WARREN, MICHIGAN. 2) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E040000 : FEDERAL-MOGUL IS RECALLING CERTAIN CARQUEST, NATIONAL, AND PERCISION BRAND WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, P/NOS 515073 AND 515073, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCKS. THE INBOARD ROLL FORM USED TO MAINTAIN THE HUB ASSEMBLY CAN FATIGUE RESULTING IN NOISE AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION ON THE TWO WHEEL DRIVE (2WD) APPLICATIONS. THE RISK OF THESE ISSUES DO NOT OCCUR ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) APPLICATIONS, AND INSTALLATION ON THE 4WD APPLICATIONS ARE NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. *TR