Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / RAM 2500 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042968 Incident Date: Oct, 13 2005
Consumer's City: MANDAN Consumer's State: ND
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: RAM 2500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B7KF22W5XG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) the vehicle was being used to tow a 16' flatbed trailer, with the purpose of picking up a load of hay. the trailer was not yet loaded at the time of the incident. 2) the hood of the vehicle flew open while the vehicle was being driven down a state highway, creating the potential for a serious crash. the ring into which the latch hooks came free of the vehicle, causing the failure. 3) to date, the local dealer and dodge (daimler chrysler) have declined to act on the complaint. *nm