2011 DODGE RAM 1500 — Complaint #1753709
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NHTSA Complaint about FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY filed June 23, 2021
NHTSA complaint #1753709 (ODI reference 11422018) concerns a 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 and was filed on June 23, 2021. The owner reports the failure occurred on May 11, 2021. The vehicle had 79,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Kentucky based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as fuel system, diesel:storage:tank assembly, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same DODGE RAM 1500 cohort independently describe similar fuel system, diesel:storage:tank assembly failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Ram. The contact stated that the vehicle fuel tank separated from the vehicle when the contact drove at 20mph and attempted to make a left turn. The contact inspected the vehicle and found the fuel tank front strap separated from the frame due to corrosion. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18V160000 (Fuel Systems, Gasoline). However, the manufacturer advised that there was an extended warranty for the fuel tank straps. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1753709 |
| ODI Number | 11422018 |
| Date Filed | June 23, 2021 |
| Failure Date | May 11, 2021 |
| VIN | 1D7RV1CT2BS |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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