# 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `710758` · 2009-03-04 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- **Miles at failure:** 103,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RANGE OF 30-45MPH WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED AGAINST MY WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ME TO BE TOTALLY BLINDED AND CRASH INTO A TALL CURB TEARING APART SOME SUSPENSION PARTS AND ALSO THE WIPERS WERE PINCHED AND LATER BEGAN SMOKING. FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK NOT GOING INTO REVERSE. THE TRUCK IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. *TR
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