NHTSA Complaint #986108 — 1996 DODGE RAM

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	986108
Vehicle	1996 DODGE RAM
Component	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 18, 1996
Date Filed	June 25, 1996
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING CAME APART. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT DROPPED OFF THE STEERING SHAFT, CAUSING NO STEERING CONTROL, THE STEERING SHAFT AND UNIVERSAL JOINT WERE NOT ASSEMBLED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY, UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS BARELY STUCK ONTO THE END OF THE STEERING SHAFT, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS STUCK ONTO THE SHAFT ONLY UP TO THE AREA OF THE UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT. *SLC

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