| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999096983 | Incident Date: Dec, 18 1999 |
| Consumer's City: EL DORADO HILLS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 2500 | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B7KF26W8SS | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 28 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My background and training is in metallurgical & materials engineering. upon repair of the transfer case the service technician discovered the failure was from the mainshaft retaining ring which failed. i inspected this retaining ring and noted the failure as a fatigue failure which cracked through 80% of the component material before final fracture. this snap ring was defective since installation in the vehicle at orginal manufacturing. fortunately, i noticed sounds eminating from the transfer case before catastrophic failure occured which may result in personal injury of occupants or other drivers on the road. please file this report and contact me for any additional information. sincerely, eric fremd b.sc. metallurgical & materials engineering california polytechnic state university san luis obispo california. *ak |
