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1981 Dodge Ram Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 14, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 21, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1981 Dodge Ram. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 14, 2000

PARCHASED 4 EA. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX 31X10.50 R15 LT 1090 M/S ,1-18-1996. 2 WENT BAD INCLUDING 1 FULL TREAD SEPARATION AT 60 MPH CAUSING MUFFLER AND FENDER DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.. FULL INFO SENT TO WEB MASTER.I( DOT NUMBER: VD60AW3183 TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50 R )

NHTSA ID
731374
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Engine
Filed Mar 21, 1997
Fire reported

FAULTY VACUUM PUMP CAUSED MUFFLER TO EXPLODE/GAS TANK TO CATCH ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID
602894
Incident
Jan 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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