NHTSA Complaint #11032228 — 2016 RAM 2500 STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11032228
Vehicle	2016 RAM 2500
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	September 23, 2017
Date Filed	October 8, 2017
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MT

Consumer Description

TAILGATE FELL OPEN WHILE I WAS PULLING A CARGO TRAILER ON INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE. DUE TO ROAD ROUGHNESS AND NOISE I WAS UNAWARE OF IT UNTIL I STOPPED FOR FUEL. THE TAILGATE HAD FALLEN ONTO THE TRAILER JACK HANDLE AND DAMAGED THE TAILGATE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DENT INTO THE TOP OF THE TAILGATE AND ALSO DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC TOPCAP ON THE TAILGATE. IN ADDITION THERE IS AN ARC SHAPED SCRATCH ACROSS THE TAILGATE ABOVE THE LATCH HANDLE.

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