TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SPUN, LEFT THE ROADWAY, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE PINION NUT HAD DETACHED FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, CAUSING THE FAILURE. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V474000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.