# 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
> NHTSA complaint `578812` · 2006-04-11 · 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 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AND RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK CAUSING A FIRE AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.  NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, A REPORT WAS TAKEN.   A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE AS THE BROKEN DRIVESHAFT.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*