2018 RAM 2500 — Complaint #1979684
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NHTSA Complaint about TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM filed April 1, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1979684 (ODI reference 11580421) concerns a 2018 RAM 2500 and was filed on April 1, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on April 1, 2024. The vehicle had 75,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as traction control system, 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 2500 cohort independently describe similar traction control system 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 2018 RAM 2500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2018 Ram 2500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to slow the vehicle, there was an abnormal grinding sound emanating from the brakes. The traction control and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the rear brakes. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1979684 |
| ODI Number | 11580421 |
| Date Filed | April 1, 2024 |
| Failure Date | April 1, 2024 |
| VIN | 3C6UR5CJ0JG |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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