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1999 DODGE RAM 1500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 903560 · 2012-02-05

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
141,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

A PART OF THE DASH OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM , DISLODGED FROM ITS POSITION ATOP OF MY DASH. THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED AND CAVING IN LIKE ALL DODGE DASHES THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON A HILL, WHEN A PIECE DISLODGED FROM IT POSITION ON MY DASH, AND CUT ME IN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE BELOW MY LEFT EYE, THIS COULD HAVE BLINDED ME, AND I KNOW THE NHTSA, WOULD NEVER ALLOW A VEHICLE WITH LARGE SHARP ABS PLASTIC PIECES FLYING AROUND THE CABIN. THE ABS PLASTIC DASH IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION, IT IS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN AND PIECES FLY OUT ALL THE TIME. I AM PREPARED TO SUE CHRYSLER CORP. IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA, THANK YOU *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10446719
Machine
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