Yesterday, Dodge issued a voluntary recall of 242,780 Dodge 1500, 2500, and 3500 model Ram pickup trucks.  Officials say the vehicles have a defective tie rod in the front steering system.

The defective tie rod can break and throw off the trucks’ steering and direction.  The part is most likely to break when performing high-stress maneuvers like sharp turns.  In addition, the tie rod is more likely to break if a vehicle’s alignment is off.

The recalled vehicles were sold by the car manufacturer between 2003 and 2011.  Dodge says that dealers are now offering inspections of the vehicles’ tie rods.

There has been one report of injury caused by the Dodge Ram’s defect.

Contact the Denver defective vehicles lawyers of Hull & Zimmerman, P.C. at (303) 423-1770 today, if you or someone you love has been injured in an accident caused by a automobile defect.