| Issue ID | 971859 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10504455 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler Group LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 1500 |
| Model Year | 2002 |
| File date | 06/06/06 |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The vehicles dashboard is falling apart, cracking up like thin potato chips. No abuse to the vehicle of any kind. It is just cracking up from poor lousy plastic that can't handle weather conditions inside the vehicle. Dodge/chrysler/fiat should recall the vehicle for defective product which is the dashboard plastics. This is an issue that has most of there trucks doing this exact same thing. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 42655 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN JOSE, CA |
| VIN pattern | 3B7HA18N32GXXXXXX |
| 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 | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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