Dodge Ram 1500 owners have reported 1 problem related to winch equipment (under the equipment category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The spare tire is located under the car and held up with a steel cable via a winch hoist. Over time the steel cable sheered off so at one point recently I lost the spare tire while driving and I have not noticed it. This is a safety problem as it may have damaged a vehicle following me. I certainly don't want to be driving behind another pickup truck and suddenly its spare tire falls out from underneath it. Attached is a photo of the spare tire winch hoist showing the sheered steel cable. This appears not to be an isolated case as certainly there are videos on youtube available where others are having the same issue. I don't know when exactly I lost the spare tire, I do know that I checked its air pressure about 6 months before writing this report, hence I am picking below today's date.
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