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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SEATS</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ACTIVATED YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING OR INVOLVED IN A FRONT OR REAR ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM C/V TRADESMAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO FUNCTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE FAN WOULD RUN; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO HEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DEFROSTER FOR THE REARVIEW MIRROR WOULD STOP, THE HEATER WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER CONTROL BUTTON FAILED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE FIVE DIFFERENT SETTI</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM C/V TRADESMAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER FAILED TO FUNCTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE FAN WOULD RUN; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO HEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DEFROSTER FOR THE REARVIEW MIRROR WOULD STOP, THE HEATER WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATER CONTROL BUTTON FAILED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE FIVE DIFFERENT SETTI</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM C/V TRADESMAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KOONS TYSONS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2050 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, VIENNA, VA 22182) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CYLINDER HEAD BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WOULD NO</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER LOW FUEL WARNING APPEARED. FUEL INDICATOR GUAGE SHOWED NO FUEL. AT THIS POINT I HAD 3/4 TANK OF FUEL. I HAD TANKED UP THE DAY BEFORE. PM WAS JUST REPLACED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. DROVE VEHICLE BACK HOME, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED AT THIS TIME ON SAT 6-29-19. I ONLY HAVE 38000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION AREA DOES A HARD JERK FORWARD FROM 1-2 GEAR. WHEN DOING A HARD STOP ALSO DOES A HARD LUNGE FORWARD WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSE A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I EXPERIENCE THE TRUCK DOING THIS.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THIS IS A FLEET VEHICLE USED FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS INSTALLATION. IN JUNE OF 2016 DRIVER NOTICED LARGE POOL OF ENGINE OIL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE PARKED TRUCK. THE TOP OF THE ENGINE HAD OIL POOLED UNDER MANIFOLD AND THE LEAK APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. CLEANED THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE TRUCK HAD 45,612 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THIS TIME. OIL LEAKAGE DETECTED SEV</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>KEY FOB NOT WORKING THIS IS THE 3RD TIME.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>I HAVE A 2013 DODGE RAM TRADESMAN THAT WAS BUILT DEC 12, 2012. LAST 8 OF THE VIN ARE DG509430, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE SAYS AC BYPASS VALVE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL: RAM RECALL # N25, NHTSA COMPLAINT# 13V177000.   NOW THE SERVICE DEPT AT DODGE AND THE CUSTOMER CARE CENTER SAYS MY TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL. I WANT TO KNOW WHY, IS THIS JUST A COINCIDE</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN OR OTHER</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>I HAVE A 2013 DODGE RAM TRADESMAN THAT WAS BUILT DEC 12, 2012. LAST 8 OF THE VIN ARE DG509430, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE SAYS AC BYPASS VALVE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL: RAM RECALL # N25, NHTSA COMPLAINT# 13V177000.   NOW THE SERVICE DEPT AT DODGE AND THE CUSTOMER CARE CENTER SAYS MY TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL. I WANT TO KNOW WHY, IS THIS JUST A COINCIDE</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A POOR PRODUCT, ACCORDING TO WEB SEARCHES THAT I HAVE COMPLETED. THE GAS GAUGE GOES OFF AND ON LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT A CLEAR IDEA OF THE STATUS OF THE FUEL. IN THE CASE OF CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE IN THE WINTER, THIS IS DANGEROUS.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: STEERING</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM C/V TRADESMAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V541000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING TRACK BAR NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE </description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: AIR BAGS</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM C/V TRADESMAN. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. BOTH PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUD</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: AIR BAGS</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram C/V Tradesman cargo vans, equipped with two front bucket seats and no rear seating, manufactured July 25, 2012, to August 20, 2014.  In the affected vehicles, road hazards such as potholes may cause the front passenger side curtain and/or seat air bags to deploy unexpectedly.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: AIR BAGS</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram C/V Tradesman cargo vans, equipped with two front bucket seats and no rear seating, manufactured July 25, 2012, to August 20, 2014.  In the affected vehicles, road hazards such as potholes may cause the front passenger side curtain and/or seat air bags to deploy unexpectedly.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: AIR BAGS</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram C/V Tradesman cargo vans, equipped with two front bucket seats and no rear seating, manufactured July 25, 2012, to August 20, 2014.  In the affected vehicles, road hazards such as potholes may cause the front passenger side curtain and/or seat air bags to deploy unexpectedly.</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SERVICE BRAKES</title>
      <link>https://plaincars.com/make/ram-c-v-tradesman</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>2013 RAM C/V COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AT 800 MILES DEALER DETERMINED MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.  *TR</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Town &amp; Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, and RAM C/V Tradesman vehicles manufactured May 10, 2012, through June 7, 2013.  A software error may result in the opposite side airbags deploying from the collision point (a left side impact would deploy the right side airbags and vice versa).</description>
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