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2004 DODGE RAM 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 858971 · 2011-05-29

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
56,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

RIGHT TRAILER LIGHT FAILED ON A 2004 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH FACTORY TOW PACKAGE WHILE TOWING IN 2007. THIS LED TO BEING REAR ENDED WHILE TOWING WITH MY TRUCK. INITIALLY ASSUMED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILER. FOLLOWING A DEPLOYMENT WHEN I TRIED TO RENT A TRAILER UHAUL DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND A REPAIR SHOP IN KANSAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS RESULTANT FROM THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER PART # 68005476AA (WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME) IN 2011. THE FAILURE IS ON GOING AND AS A RESULT OF THE BACKORDER FOR SAID PART HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. CONSEQUENCE IS THAT I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY AND LEGALLY TOW WITH MY DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A FACTORY TOW PACKAGE. I HAVE ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10403703
Machine
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