| Issue ID | 1610669 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11268977 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 1500 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 05/10/19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 60 mph, the driveshaft detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear axle pinion fell into the rear differential. The vehicle was taken to tacoma dodge chrysler jeep ram (253-475-7300, located at 4101 s tacoma way, tacoma, wa 98409) where it was stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v474000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. *tp |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 160000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | JBLM, WA |
| VIN pattern | 1D7HU16N68JXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 01/01/16 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | MAN |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
| 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 | LUTTRULI MCNATT |
| Dealer's telephone number | 940 535 7800 |
| Dealer's city | DENTON |
| Dealer's state code | TX |
| Dealer's ZIP code |