NHTSA Complaint #11531717 — 2022 RAM 3500

The transmission failed AT SPEED, with only 2,000 miles on the vehicle since purchased NEW, while TOWING >10,000 lbs 40 ft travel trailer. These trucks are built to tow, you don’t own 1-ton trucks without the intent to tow a good bit of weight. As per the research gathered by owner community of Ram HD owners, this issue is widespread on 2022-2023 Ram HD trucks with High Output motor paired with Aisin transmission. Problem is known by Ram, no warning to owners, hundreds of transmissions on failing during use. Vehicle is available for inspection if needed. Complete transmission failure in traffic while towing GCVW ~18,000 posed high risk of accident between our vehicle and surrounding traffic. Fortunately we were in right hand lane and able to move to shoulder fairly quickly. Problem reproduced hundreds of times in the field, and widely known (reference https://www.tsbsearch.com/RAM/21-002-23). This however does not warn of the extreme nature of these failures that are in almost every case when under use.. transmission are blowing up under heavy tows. No warning lamps prior to failure, vehicle becomes completely inoperable once it fails. No data available to “know if affected” beyond manufacturing date. Entire Ram 3500 “High Output” community on high alert to their “next failure”