# 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `848299` · 2011-03-23 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 69,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN PASS SIDE FRONT CRASH, RESULTING IN PASS WHEEL SEPARATING FROM TRUCK, SINCE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED HEATER DEFLECTOR DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY TO BLOW HEAT AND OR DEFROST CORRECTLY, INS WANTS PROOF IT HAPPENED IN ACCIDENT. NO INSIDE OF TRUCK DAMAGED DEALER SAY CAN NOT PROVE. DEFLECTOR BROKE DURING COLLISION WITH TREE, WAS WORKING BEFORE ACCIDENT, MAYBE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED   THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEFLECTORS NOW WINDOWS AE STEAMING UP VISION IS IMPAIRED, AND NO HEAT ON FEET ARE, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  *TR
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