NHTSA Complaint #11182278 — 2012 DODGE RAM 3500 STEERING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11182278
Vehicle	2012 DODGE RAM 3500
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	February 22, 2019
Date Filed	February 25, 2019
Mileage	143,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	RI

Consumer Description

WE WERE TURNING AROUND IN A PARKING LOT WHEN WE HEARD A BANG COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN HAD NO RESISTANCE, WE THEN PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, EXITED THE VEHICLE, SAW THAT THE LOWER END OF THE STEERING DRAG LINK BALL JOINT HAD SHEARED OFF. THEN WE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR A TOW.

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