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Complaint 911872

2009 DODGE RAM • TIRES • incident Mar 19, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
911872
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM
Model Year
2009
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Mar 19, 2012
Date Received
Mar 27, 2012
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

ALUMINUM VALVE STEM/TPMS SENSORS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS CORRODED AND FAILED AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING TWO FLAT FRONT TIRES AND LOSS OF STEERING. PROCEEDED TO REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE ALL (4) VALVE STEMS AND (2) FRONT TIRES REPLACED. REPAIR PERSONNEL INFORMED US THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. ACCORDING TO THEM, IN 2010, MANUFACTURERS BECAME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND BEGAN USING RUBBER VALVE STEM/TPMS SENSORS. *TR

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

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