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2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	399390
Internal NHTSA #	10003558
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2002
File date	28/09/02
Component	STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My husbands 6 month old dodge ram 1500 2002 tire came off while driving and caused a terrible accident. I was behind him in my car and had to pull him out of the truck. The aluminum spindal broke in half. Whcih many mechanics have looked at it and stated that this is what caused this truck to wreck. The airbags defaulted his body impression was in the steering wheel. The front left tire came completely detached from vechile.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CASTROVILLE, TX
VIN pattern	1D3HA18N62JXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	35
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	NORTH STAR DODGE
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	SAN ANTONIO
Dealer's state code	TX
Dealer's ZIP code	78279

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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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2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Dodge RAM 1500 Steering Linkages Knuckle Spindle Arm Problems, Complaints and Defects

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