2017 RAM 3500 — Complaint #2141864
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NHTSA Complaint about WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS filed October 21, 2025
NHTSA complaint #2141864 (ODI reference 11694809) concerns a 2017 RAM 3500 and was filed on October 21, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on October 19, 2025. The vehicle had 170,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Wisconsin based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs, 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 3500 cohort independently describe similar wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs 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 2017 RAM 3500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2017 Ram 3500. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH through a Construction Zone, the front passengerâs side tire independently detached. No warning light was illuminated. On another occasion, while the contactâs husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's husband noticed that the gear shifter was loose, and the vehicle was stuck in park. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V398000 (Wheels); however, it failed to prevent a failure. The local dealer was contacted, and the vehicle was diagnosed with 4 loosened lug nuts on the driverâs side rear wheel. Additionally, there were 7 stretched front driverâs side lug nuts, and 2 stretched lug nuts on the rear passengerâs side of the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was previously taken to the same local dealer; however, the cause of the failure was not yet identified. The vehicle was repaired partially at the con
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2141864 |
| ODI Number | 11694809 |
| Date Filed | October 21, 2025 |
| Failure Date | October 19, 2025 |
| VIN | 3C63RRGL2HG |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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