NHTSA complaint: 2006 DODGE RAM 2500 — STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY RELATED TO A NOTICE HE RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V528000 (STEERING).THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,600.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation