Complaint 688578
1997 DODGE RAM 2500 • TRAILER HITCHES • incident Sep 15, 2008
- Complaint ID
- 688578
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 2500
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- Incident Date
- Sep 15, 2008
- Date Received
- Sep 16, 2008
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TRAILER HITCHES
Owner Narrative
I OWN A 1997 DODGE RAM 2500. I NOTICED THE HITCH STINGER WAS ANGLED DOWNWARD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HITCH (3 BOLTS PER SIDE), AT THE 90 DEGREE BEND OF THE HITCH, THE DRIVER SIDE IS CRACKED 7/8 OF THE LENGTH; THE PAX SIDE IS CRACKED 2 ". ONE CAN REASONABLY CONCLUDE THAT HITCHES INSTALLED ON 98 MODELS WERE MADE PRIOR TO 98, AND THAT A HITCH OF THE SAME PRODUCTION BATCH COULD HAVE BEEN ISTALLED ON 97 MODELS. DODGE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECTS ON HITCHES MADE PRIOR TO 98, WITH CONFIRMED AND ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF 97 MODELS WITH SIMILAR DAMAGE. I WOULD SUBMIT DODGE CORPORATION, WITHIINCREASED NUMBERS OF REPORTS OF CRACKS IN 97MODELS, AND PRESSURE FROM NHTSA, OFFER A RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THE QUALITY AND WEIGHT RATING OF FACTORY INSTALLED HITCHES IS NOT ADEQUATE. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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