NHTSA Complaint #11280273 — 2015 RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING BRAKING AND POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO BREAK THE DRIVER'S WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL ON THE GROUND TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE TO HIS CLOTHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH WHAT REMAINED OF THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN MOVED TO THE INSURANCE LOT. AN INVESTIGATION WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V757000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). BRICKNER MOTORS INC (16450 CO RD A, MARATHON CITY, WI 54448, (715) 842-5611) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 680791325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DECISION HAD NOT BEEN MADE AS TO WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.