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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Latches Locks Linkages Hood Latch Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	562362
Internal NHTSA #	10137499
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2001
File date	21/08/05
Component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I checked the oil level on the vehicle and closed the hood. I then tried to lift the hood after it was closed to make sure that it was well closed. I could not. I then proceeded to drive on the street at 30-40 miles per hour and 5 minutes after checking the oil, the hood popped up, bent backwards, and smashed the front windshield. No police report was filed but it occurred at 10:30 am in front of the east greenbush, ny walmart, and an east greenbush police officer did stop to help me reattach the bent hood and secure it so i could drive home to arrange repairs. I have no idea why the hood popped up. It should have stayed closed. I wonder why even the hood safety latch appeared to have failed. The front hood had to be replaced as well as the front windshield, the safety latch, and the hood brackets ($1800). I kept the old parts after they were replaced. I noticed that the hood safety latch had been recalled on the dodge ram 1994-1999. The 2001 dodge ram has the same body. Is the latch still defective? *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DELMAR, NY
VIN pattern	1B7HF13ZX1JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	05/12/04
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Latches Locks Linkages Hood Latch Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Latches Locks Linkages Hood Latch Problems, Complaints and Defects

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