# 1996 DODGE RAM — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
> NHTSA complaint `229074` · 2000-08-24 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH & WENT TO APPLY BRAKES,  MASTER CYLINDER/POWER BOOSTER STUDS CAME OUT. IT SPLIT THE METAL ATTACHMENT. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE CHECKED VEHICLE'S BRAKES & INDICATED THE BRAKES WERE FINE &  MANUFACTURER WAS NOT LIABLE FOR ANYTHING.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*