# 2009 DODGE RAM 2500 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1203096` · 2015-07-28 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 (NA) DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HIS LEG, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
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