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2014 RAM 3500 — AIR BAGS

fire · 1221141 · 2015-09-21

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
3500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
110,214
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND APPROACHING A REST AREA, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED CAUSING COMBUSTIBLE FRAGMENTS TO IGNITE THE FUEL, WHICH DAMAGED THE DEF SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V459000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ASSIGNED AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,214.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10766496
Machine
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