Complaint 568397
1999 DODGE RAM • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH • incident Dec 6, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 568397
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- Incident Date
- Dec 6, 2005
- Date Received
- Jan 6, 2006
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Owner Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 01V040000 REGARDING THE HOOD LATCH. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND ALLOWED THE HOOD TO OPEN STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE CONTACT TIED THE HOOD DOWN WITH ROPE BECAUSE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER ,IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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