What 1,732 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 80 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND LANED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE BACK, NECK, AND RIBS. THE DRIVER ALSO SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,236. UPDATED 05/20/16*LJ *TR

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THIS ACCIDENT IS ON VIDEO IF NHTSA WANTS TO REVIEW IT. THERE IS ALSO A CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL REPORT AND NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS. TRUCK IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY NHTSA. THE TRUCK DRAMATICALLY VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT (TRAVELING 75 MPH), STRUCK AND RICOCHETED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE GUARDRAIL, TRAVELED IN A DIAGONAL DIRECTION ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, STRUCK LEFT GUARDRAIL, SMASHED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, ROLLED 2.5 TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES. NOT ONE AIR BAG OR SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED. SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONER DID NOT ACTIVATE. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURY AFTER SMASHING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL SO HARD, IT BENT THE STEERING WHEEL. FCA IS DENYING ALL RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE SENDING THEIR INVESTIGATORS TO DENVER, COLORADO TO INSPECT THE CAR. THE ORC MODULE MANUFACTURED BY BOSCH. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THE OPPOSITE EVENT OCCURRING (AIR BAGS DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON). FCA REFUSED TO PULL THE VEHICLE'S ORC MODULE FOR FURTHER TESTING. DESPITE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE ORC NOT WORKING ( AS CONFIRMED IN DOWNLOADED CRASH DATA), FCA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT THE ORC /AIRBAGS/SEAT BELTS HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL/MAKE. THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD. THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE REGARDING FAULTY TIRE/AXLE/STEERING WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY PRIVATELY RETAINED ENGINEERS. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH THE EXACT SAME SET OF FACTS. I CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX] FOR MORE DETAILS..UPDATED 04/20/17 *BF ..UPDATED 05/16/17 *BF UPDATED 10/20/2017*JS *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE IMPACT STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE AND RELEASED DUST AND METAL DEBRIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE WERE INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V459000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUFFERED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SUFFOLK COUNTY ROUTE 80, AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL OF MY 2014 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I RAN OFF THE ROAD TO MY RIGHT, CLIPPED A FEW SMALL TREES OFF, SNAPPED A 6X6 FENCE POST LIKE A TOOTHPICK, AND HIT A UTILITY POLE DEAD CENTER OF MY FRONT BUMPER. POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT SAVED MY LIFE. NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE TIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN 45 DEGREES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,320.

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DRIVING ON LEVEL ROAD AT 30-35 MPH WHEN AIRBAG WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON KNOCKING ME UNCONSCIOUS. TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD ACROSS FIELD AND HIT TREES AT GREATER SPEED TOTALING THE TRUCK AND GIVING ME HEAD INJURIES. TRUCK HAD RECALL ON IT FOR AIRBAG ON DRIVERS SIDE GOING OFF DUE TO SOME WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. HAD TAKEN TRUCK INTO DEALERSHIP THE DAY BEFORE ACCIDENT TO HAVE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OFF. I GUESS NOT !!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAKE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACTWAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 04/04/16*LJ SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UPDATED 4/23/18*JB *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAKE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE UNKNOWN INJURIES SUSTAINED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

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WHILE DRIVING ON MY STREET MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED KNOCKING ME OUT AND THEN DROVE INTO TREES DESTROYING THE TRUCK AND LEAVING ME WITH HEAD INJURIES AND MANY OTHER AFFECTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES FAILED, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED STOMACH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WRONG FUEL ADAPTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,600.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND SPUN AROUND. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

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I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING TOTALLING THE TRUCK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY???

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AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A MINOR SIDESWIPE COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE (DUST?) FROM THE AIRBAG INFLATION AND THE BAG ITSELF IN HIS FACE THAT PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING WHERE HE WAS GOING. WE HIT A UTILITY POLE AT SPEED AND SEVERAL TREES WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT THE INITIAL (VERY MINOR) IMPACT AND WERE OF NO BENEFIT TO US IN THE SUBSEQUENT MAJOR IMPACTS THAT WE COULD NOT EVEN SEE COMING. IN THIS CASE DRIVER ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INITIAL IMPACT BUT MANY ACCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE MAY FOLLOW DEER/AUTO CRASHES THAT OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DO NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. PERHAPS THE THRESHOLD IMPACT FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD BE HIGHER OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MODIFIED SO DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR VEHICLE AFTER AN INITIAL IMPACT THAT DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY HUMAN DEATHS IN DEER/AUTO COLLISIONS RESULT FROM SECONDARY IMPACTS AT HIGH SPEED BECAUSE DRIVERS COULD NOT STOP THEIR AUTO SAFELY BECAUSE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AT THE INITIAL HIT. *JS

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ON JULY 30TH I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 RAM 1500 THOUGH AN INTERSECTION AND GOT HIT BY ANOTHER TRUCK GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE). THIS SPUN MY TRUCK SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED IT 2 OR 3 TIMES ABOUT 50 FEET. AT THIS POINT THE TRUCK WAS LAYING ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT WENT OFF WAS THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN. THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK AND ONLY ONE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. MY MOTHER HAD A BROKEN NECK AND BACK AND ENDED UP SPENDING ABOUT A MONTH IN THE HOSPITAL. THE OTHER 3 PEOPLE IN THE CAR WERE MY 2 CHILDREN AND WIFE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE, BUT WITH ONLY ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYING IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALLOT WORSE. *TR ..UPDATED 05/09/17 *BF *JS

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THE VEHICLE HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND TURNED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK WAS TOTAL. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND COULD HAVE MINIMIZED THE INJURES. *TR

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