NHTSA Complaint #11031653 — 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB

2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4 HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND WHEN TOW TRUCK DRIVER HOOKED CHAINS TO FRAME RAILS TO WINCH VEHICLE ON TO TOW TRUCK THE CHAINS RIPPED THE STEEL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME DO TO THE FRAME BEING ROTTED I HAVE UPLOADED PHOTOS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN DO TO THE FACT THE FRAME IS ENCLOSED AND THERE IS NO REAL WARNING OR SIGNS OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE REMAINING STRUCTURE OF THE FRAME. IT IS IN MY OPINION THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FRAME SHOULD BE RECALLED THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRUCKS EVEN A LOT NEWER THAN THIS ONE BUT SAME FRAME AS MINE AND THE SAME PROBLEM THERE IS NO REASON OTHER THAN POOR ENGINEERING AND PREP OF THIS FRAME I OWN MANY OLD PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE 30+ YEARS OLDER THAN THIS TRUCK AND NO ROT ISSUES LIKE THIS WEAR AND TEAR IS ONE THING BODY ROT ECT IS NORMAL BUT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT GIVES NO WARNING MANY OF THESE TRUCKS DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD SUCH AS MINE HAULING EQUIPMENT ECT IMAGINE 20K LBS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK SPLITS IN HALF DO TO THE INTERNAL FRAME ROT HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE BEFORE THIS ISSUE I'D RECALLED BY CHRYSLER? TOYOTA DID IT TO THERE TRUCKS WHY SHOULDN'T DODGE PLEASE DON'T LET DODGE IGNORE THIS IT COULD BE SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY THAT GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIES DRIVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS OR FROM SOMEONE ELSE DRIVING ONE OF THESE TRUCKS. FYI I HAD THE PITTMAN ARM JOINT SNAP ON MY TRUCK WITH OUT WARNING IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT WHEN U LOSE STEERING I WAS LUCKY AND DIDN'T CRASH AND NO ONE GOT HURT .