1994 Dodge Ram 3500 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SEAT BACK FAILURE
  Defect Petition DP03006 · opened Sep 23, 2003 · closed Apr 8, 2004

  Odi has identified 30 incidents where it is alleged the seat back collapsed in a rear impact crash.these incidents are alleged to have contributed to 23 injuries and two deaths.the data presented to odi show that the seat back strength of the front seats comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207. Seatin…

• STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION
  Defect Petition DP03002 · opened May 7, 2003 · closed Jul 22, 2003

  Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr …

• LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00048 · opened Dec 11, 2000 · closed Mar 7, 2001 · led to recall 01V037000

  Alleged that the throttle cable can fray or sever during normal use resulting in the throttle not returning to idle or an inability to accelerate.

• FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/SHOCK ABSORBER
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99026 · opened Apr 16, 1999 · closed Aug 31, 1999 · led to recall 99V214000

  Allege failure of the coil spring/shock absorber bracket at its attachment to the vehicle frame may allow collapse of the front suspension, and potentially affect steering or braking system performance

• HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT
  Engineering Analysis EA98010 · opened May 8, 1998 · closed Dec 10, 1999 · led to recall 99V024000

  The headlamp switch in the subject vehicles can over-heat and fail resulting in loss of head lamps and possibly other lights.daimlerchrysler conducted a series of tests and determined that the 3500 series is prone to generating head lamp switch temperatures in excess of the switch lubricant threshold of 100 degrees cen…

• HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE98002 · opened Jan 14, 1998 · closed May 8, 1998

  There is no summary currently available

• TRANS HOSE SEPARATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE94072 · opened Oct 3, 1994 · closed Mar 22, 1995

  There is no summary currently available