NHTSA Complaint #10925578 — 2003 DODGE RAM 2500

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN I IDENTIFIED A LARGE CRACK HAD FORM IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE RADIO FROM FRONT TO REAR. AS I DRIVE EACH DAY I HAVE MORE AND MORE CRACKS FORMING IN ALL DIRECTIONS WITH SHARP/ANGULAR PIECES UNEXPECTEDLY FALLING INTO THE DASH AND THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY WHEN I CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AS DESIGNED, CAUSING THE DASH TO EXPLODE AND SEND PROJECTILES THROUGHOUT THE CAB. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER BACK IN 2013 AND WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE TIME SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. SINCE THEN THE DAMAGE HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT PIECES FALLING BEHIND THE DASH THEY WILL INTERFERE WITH MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE (ACCELERATION/BRAKING). THESE CONCERNS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED BACK IN 2003.