NHTSA Complaint #10850185 — 2005 DODGE RAM 3500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TO TURN LEFT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TURN LEFT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BRUSHED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BUMPER OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE, BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND DID NOT PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN), 09E001000 (STEERING), 13V528000 (STEERING), AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.