NHTSA Complaint #11468188 — 2017 RAM 1500

The contact owns a 2017 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after her son reversed into the driveway and exited the vehicle, the vehicle started to roll away. Her son then jumped in the vehicle and accidentally depressed the accelerator pedal in his efforts to depress the brake pedal causing him to crash into a tree. The front of the vehicle was severely damaged and the air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries sustained by her son. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced a manufacturer's Recall under U05 associated with the failure. The failure mileage was 71,094.