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Complaint 2217285

2017 RAM 2500 • POWER TRAIN • incident Mar 12, 2025

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2217285
Make
RAM
Model
2500
Model Year
2017
Component
POWER TRAIN
Incident Date
Mar 12, 2025
Date Received
Jun 18, 2026
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN

Owner Narrative

The Variable Geometry Turbo (VGT) actuator stuck and failed causing also the turbo fan to heat degradation that needed also to be replace. Cost of damage was $4680.00.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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