NHTSA Complaint #11502151 — 2018 RAM 2500

The contact owns a 2018 Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and slowing for a traffic signal, the vehicle's four tires locked up due to the ABS system failure. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact's vehicle skidded into the rear end of another vehicle. The contact's grill and bumper were damaged and broken as well as the inter-cooler radiator had suffered damage. The other vehicle sustained a crushed trunk. There were no injuries sustained by either the contact or the driver of the other vehicle. The police were on the scene and filed a report. Both vehicles were drivable, the contact drove his vehicle to a body shop. The contact did not have the vehicle diagnosed or repaired for the ABS problem. The contact stated that since the accident the ABS light illuminates intermittently and the brakes have locked up when the contact had been towing a trailer (approximately 14,000 lbs. of weight). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.