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2016 Ram 3500 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1367290
Internal NHTSA #	10969495
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	RAM
Model	3500
Model Year	2016
File date	13/03/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was traveling w/b on i-78 approximately 45 mph(in a snow storm),and i was trying to pass a tractor -trailer. When i was about 150ft from his trailer, their tractor proceeded to jack-knife in front of me. He then came to rest along the jersey barrier wall(tractor facing east bound in west bound lanes and trailer facing north/south across interstate) , and i went into a skid and hit their front end at about 35mph. Upon impact i pushed him off the wall and spun him in a 100 degree rotation,so he was facing w/b off the shoulder and the trailer was partially in the right lane of the w/b lanes. I came to rest after impact about 200 feet away from impact area. None of my airbags deployed at all. I also had my trailer attached(gooseneck) w 8 motorcycles inside total weight(14k) adding inertia force and speed. When i looked at the damage to my truck and trailer,i was surprised the air bags didn't go off i could see the radius arm(suspension piece that holds the axle to the frame)on the drivers side was bent . The sleeve for my gooseneck trailer was bent roughly 3/4-1" ( the sleeve is 4" diameter tube and 1/4" thick). I did not see the damage of their vehicle but was told it had to be towed from the scene. This all took place at night 10:45pm roughly and it was unsafe to walk around due to it being on the interstate and snowing . I am glad this did not happen on dry pavement or i hit the center of the trailer, because this could have more severe. I am just very surprised again the airbags never deployed with the amount of force on impact between my truck and trailer hitting the other vehicles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	61242
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PALM COAST, FL
VIN pattern	3C63RRKL7GGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	19/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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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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2016 Ram 3500 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Ram 3500 Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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