NHTSA Closes Rollaway Investigation into Dodge, Ram Vehicles, Finds No Defects

Stellantis, the automaker, issued an AutoPark update to address the issue, avoiding a recall of almost 1.3 million trucks and SUVs.

NHTSA has closed an eight-year investigation into rollaway incidents involving 2013-17 Ram 1500 pickups and 2014-17 Dodge Durango SUVs, finding no vehicle defects.
The investigation began after 43 rollaway incidents were reported, with drivers asserting they had shifted the vehicles into park before leaving. Twenty-five of these incidents involved crashes and eight reported at least one injury.
Stellantis, the automaker, issued an AutoPark update that automatically places vehicles in park if the driver attempts to exit the vehicle before placing the rotary gear shift selector in the 'PARK' position.
The closure of the case means there will be no vehicle recall. The case, which involved almost 1.3 million trucks and SUVs, is separate from a similar case involving a 2016 rollaway crash that resulted in the death of actor Anton Yelchin.
NHTSA and Stellantis received nearly 1,500 complaints about the vehicles rolling away after being put in park. However, NHTSA did not find evidence of a design or manufacturing defect causing the rollaway incidents.