2008 Dodge Ram defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2008 Dodge Ram. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Outer Tie Rod Failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11009 · opened Apr 4, 2011 · closed Feb 6, 2012 · led to recall 11V350000

  ODI received complaints regarding failing tie rod ball studs on Model Year 2008-2011 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 vehicles resulting in loss of steering control.Chrysler concluded that misalignment of the left (driver side) ball stud on vehicles built with the Cross Car steering linkage system could allow contact between th…