NHTSA Complaint #10714747 — 2009 DODGE RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO WIPE THE WINDOWS DOWN AND CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V158000 (EQUIPMENT). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900.