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2019 RAM 1500 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1745891 · 2021-05-07

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
37,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SON WAS REVERSING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER AND BEGAN TO SHUTTER WHEN HITTING A CURB. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER EXIT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A GLARE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE DRIVER LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HE SAW FIRE COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH BETWEEN THE FRAME WELDS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT, THEN LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER OLIVIA CHRYSLER CENTER INC (2135 W LINCOLN AVE, OLIVIA, MN 56277 PHONE: (320) 523-2170). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *DT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11415537
Machine
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