Legal action began in 2023 on a hydraulic control unit in heavy ram trucks
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- RAM owners filed a collective recourse against the brand in 2023 on defective hydraulic control units.
- Now the two parties have reached a regulation involving millions of dollars and RAM has reminded.
- The eight complainants will receive $ 3,000 each, while their lawyers will obtain $ 2 million.
Car manufacturers face prosecution all the time, and after a recent regulation, Stellantis has a less headache. The collective appeal involved the complainants who accused RAM of selling trucks with a defective component. To settle the case, RAM recalls some 317,000 trucks and compensates for the owners affected. However, these owners leave with pocket changes compared to what their lawyers get.
Before going too far on ourselves, let’s say what this affair covers. Several RAM truck owners have complained about their hydraulic control units (HCU) believing that they were defective. It started in 2023. The owners with defective HCUs would lose anti-supplier braking, cruise control and traction control.
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According to the trial, an owner went so far as to stop driving his truck when the problem appeared. Without a doubt, estimates between $ 1,200 and $ 1,700 to solve the problem can also have something to do with that. The case continued in court and mediation throughout 2024.
In November of the same year, RAM published the recall affecting more than 317,000 trucks, including those represented in the collective appeal. Those in the class, who are only eight people, will now receive $ 3,000 each. Their lawyers, however, will pocket $ 2 million.
The automaker says that most of the advantages of the regulation are already those that the daily owners will obtain by the recall. This includes reimbursements for owners who have paid for its pocket for the fix, a warranty extension and reimbursement of rental vehicles. This prolonged warranty covers a truck recalled for eight years from its service date.
What models are affected?
Speaking of these models, the list includes RAM 2500 and 3500 microphones from 2017 and 2018 as well as RAM 3500, 4500 and 5500 CAB of chassis of the same years. According to Stellantis, all the trucks assigned will obtain a new HCU under the recall, then I hope that this guarantee will no longer be at stake. The automaker has also told the owners that the replacement takes less than two hours and that they could obtain another transport from their dealer if it needed it.
It is not every day that you see a salary of $ 2 million – for lawyers, at least. Truck owners? Well, they can take advantage of their $ 3,000 checks and hope a safer walk.
