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2022 RAM 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2200501 · 2026-04-25

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
2500
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

My truck was started in the morning and as it sat idle in the driveway I started attaching my trailer. By the time I got the trailer attached(20 seconds) there was smoke pouring out from under the hood. I immediately turned off the truck popped the hood and it was engulfed in flames. I was able to put out the fire with the garden hose. No check engine lights, no warning lights on dash, and I had just got it back from the dealership 2 days earlier and it passed a safety inspection before I picked it up. Im not sure what component failed but whatever did caused a fire

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11733784
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown