What 1,501 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

THE TRUCK WAS PUT INTO PARK WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT WAS PARKED IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. THEN AROUND FIVE MINUTES LATER, IT WENT INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. IT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO JUMP IN AND SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS COULD OCCUR, BUT HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED OF RECALLS FOR SIMILAR SITUATION WITH THE TRUCK IN THE PARKED POSITION, BUT GOING INTO GEAR. OUR VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. THERE WERE WITNESSES TO THIS EVENT.

NHTSA ODI 11033964

TRUCK PROCEEDING AT ABOUT 30-35 MILES PER HR. ON A MAIN CITY STREET WHEN A CAR TRAVELED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT DUE TO ITS FAILURE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN ON A SIDE STREET. FRONT OF TRUCK CRASHED INTO CAR. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF TRUCK RESULTED. QUESTIONING WHY NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN THIS HEAD- ON CRASH. TRUCK'S DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL WITH FOREHEAD AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. NECK AND HIP INJURIES WERE LIKEWISE SUSTAINED. DRIVER OF TRUCK WAS AMBULANCED TO NEARBY HOSPITAL FOR TESTS AND OBSERVATION. DRIVER OF TRUCK WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT TIME OF COLLISION. POLICE REPORT NOT YET AVAILABLE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED 4/3/17 IN THE EVENING.

NHTSA ODI 10978872