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Ram Recalls Pickups for Broken Front Drive Shafts

Chris Chase
May 20, 2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has recalled a small number of its Ram 1500 pickup trucks to replace front drive axles that could break.

The problem has been traced back a fault in the material hardening process employed to improve the strength of the metal used to manufacture the shafts. A broken shaft will render a Ram 1500's four-wheel drive system inoperative; an axle that breaks at speed could cause an accident, either through the loss of motive power, or due to other drivers swerving to avoid broken pieces scattered on the roadway.

Dealers will install a pair of new front drive axles in the affected Ram pickups. FCA's Jeep brand recalled its Cherokee for the same problem.

Chris Chase

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As a child, Chris spent most of his time playing with toy cars in his parents’ basement or making car sounds while riding his bicycle. Now he's an award-winning Algonquin College Journalism grad who has been playing with real cars that make their own noises since the early 2000s.

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    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has recalled a small number of its Ram 1500 pickup trucks to replace front drive axles that could break.

    The problem has been traced back a fault in the material hardening process employed to improve the strength of the metal used to manufacture the shafts. A broken shaft will render a Ram 1500's four-wheel drive system inoperative; an axle that breaks at speed could cause an accident, either through the loss of motive power, or due to other drivers swerving to avoid broken pieces scattered on the roadway.

    Dealers will install a pair of new front drive axles in the affected Ram pickups. FCA's Jeep brand recalled its Cherokee for the same problem.

    Chris Chase

    Chris Chase
    See more
    As a child, Chris spent most of his time playing with toy cars in his parents’ basement or making car sounds while riding his bicycle. Now he's an award-winning Algonquin College Journalism grad who has been playing with real cars that make their own noises since the early 2000s.

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