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2016 RAM 3500 — WHEELS

crash · 1383554 · 2017-06-08

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
3500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
80 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I BOUGHT 2017 RAM 3500 IN JANUARY 2017 AS A NEW CAR. AFTER 1300 ML I BOUGHT AFTER MARKET WHEELS AND TIRES FROM DISCOUNT TIRE. THEY DID INSTALLED THEM AND CHECKED THEM AFTER. CAR DROW ALMOST FOUR THOUSAND ML DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. LAST WEEKEND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. NO SINGLE SINE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WHITH A CAR BEFORE THE INCIDENT, ALL EIGHT STUDS WERE BROKE OFF WHITHIN A SPLIT SECOND, TIRE WAS LOST. I NOTIFIED DEALER AND A TIRE COMPANY AND WHEEL MANUFACTUR ABOUT THIS INCIDENT TO INVESTIGATE . EACH COMPANY BLAMES OTHERS. I'M PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT PROBLEM DEFECTED STUDS OR WHEEL. I ASKED DISCOUNT TIRE AND CAR MANUFACTUR TO INVESTIGATE, NOTHING DONE YET.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10994012
Machine
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