# 1999 DODGE RAM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
> NHTSA complaint `183633` · 1999-11-13 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
## Narrative
FUSE #12 BLEW WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED. REPLACED THE FUSE, IT BLEW AGAIN. THIS CIRCUIT CONTROLS RADIO MIRRORS AND CARGO LIGHTS.  TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED RIGHT DOOR SWITCH.  2ND INCIDENT WAS OCT. 24TH.  THIS TIME THOUGH, FUSE DIDN'T BLOW AND WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED.  THIS WAS ALSO THE VERY SAME CIRCUIT  (#12). TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER, THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND REPLACE WIRE HARNESS.  3RD INCIDENT WAS NOV. 10TH, FUSE #12 BLEW AGAIN.  TRIED TO REPLACE FUSE AND IT BLEW AGAIN. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE SHORT AS OF THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT.  *AK
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