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SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC

2 NHTSA complaints about suspension: adjustment:automatic electrical/hydraulic issues across 2 makes and 2 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC

2 filings · 2 models · 2 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 2 ODI rows
  • MODELS 2 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 2 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 50.0% 1 crash-flagged
  • RANK #629 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries

Filing-volume peers

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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC vs nearest complaint-total peers

SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#629 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 2 models). Open RAM 1500 (category leader) →

SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC filing-volume reading

The standout signal for suspension: adjustment:automatic electrical/hydraulic is ODI intake volume: 2 filings (SPARSE band · #629 of 696 standardized categories) across 2 nameplates. Crash-flag share is 50.0%.

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare RAM 1500 against AIR BAGS:SENSOR:FRONTAL IMPACT on filing totals before treating suspension: adjustment:automatic electrical/hydraulic volume as a purchase signal.

2
Complaints
2
Models Affected
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 RAM 1500
1
2 Chevrolet Malibu
1

Recent Complaints

2014 RAM 1500

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS system and air suspension computer warning light illuminated and failed to operate as needed. T
2013 Chevrolet Malibu Crash

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