Issue ID | 1002441 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10534806 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | RAM |
Model | 3500 |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 16/11/12 |
Component | STEERING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | traveling at approx 40 down a straight street in town , apparently according to witnesses the truck sharply changed lanes into on coming traffic , side swiping one car went thru two residential fences and ended up stopping in shop/garage turned 90 degrees to the road we where traveling on . I was sited for neg 2 driving , because i couldn't recall what had happened . The truck was totaled . On the report we got from the ins. Co there was some info and to my disbelief was a paragraph about 2010 dodge rams 3500 being recalled for left tie rod failure . My wife luckily had taken lots of pictures of the scene of the accident , after some investigating on our part ( went and looked at the truck ) the left side tie rod was broken , we took pictures of the tie rod , and by looking at the tie rod there was no damage to it that would have caused it to fail , the pictures my wife took at the scene clearly show something dragging in the dirt on the driver side . My wife and i are currently seeing a local bone crusher ( chiropractor ) its his belief that the truck swerved hard enough that my head hit something knocking me unconscious , he said that would explain the tilted atlas that i am continuing fighting to this day , the chiropractor told me that when they take a head on head xray you should not be able to see your atlas on mine you can see over half of it , worst he's ever seen . We had been having front end problem and brought it to the local dealership . We also have docs from the dealership that would be of more evidence on the tie rod , they released the truck to us the day before the accident saying there was some problems with the tie rod and would be very unsafe to drive at this time , but no one said anything to us about how unsafe it was and not to drive it . |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 56000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | W.RICHLAND, WA |
VIN pattern | 3D73Y3CL5AGXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 2 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 22/01/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
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Vehicle speed | 40 |
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