2014 RAM 1500 — Complaint #1957597
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NHTSA Complaint about STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE filed January 12, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1957597 (ODI reference 11565094) concerns a 2014 RAM 1500 and was filed on January 12, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 1, 2023. The vehicle had 105,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Texas based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as steering:steering control module, 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 RAM 1500 cohort independently describe similar steering:steering control module 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 2014 RAM 1500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 50â55 MPH, the power steering functionality became inoperable. The red steering wheel warning light was illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the rack and pinion and steering assembly module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Action Number: RQ23003 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1957597 |
| ODI Number | 11565094 |
| Date Filed | January 12, 2024 |
| Failure Date | June 1, 2023 |
| VIN | 1C6RR7LT9ES |
Similar STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE Complaints for 2014 RAM 1500
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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