# 2018 RAM 3500 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1580074` · 2019-07-01 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** RAM
- **Model:** 3500
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 64,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 RAM 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WHILE ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE, WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE TUMBLED DOWN OFF THE CLIFF INTO TREES WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING DOWN 8 FEET INTO A RIVER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME INTO A STOP. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATION ON THE LEFT ELBOW, BRUISES AND LEFT SHOULDER INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED DUE TO COSTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V021000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
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