NHTSA Complaint #11004737 — 2015 RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TAILGATE INTERMITTENTLY OPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MORE THAN TWELVE TIMES. THE DEALER (BONIFACE-HIERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 1775 E MERRITT ISLAND CAUSEWAY, MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32952) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACT OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.