While traveling 75mph on the interstate, the tonneau cover ripped free of the bed of the truck. The two clips closest the cab broke in half. The two clips near the tailgate bent the rails of the quarter panels upwards as they tore free. The tonneau cover blew up in the air about 20 feet, flying in front of the truck behind me. L…
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While traveling 75mph on the interstate, the tonneau cover ripped free of the bed of the truck. The two clips closest the cab broke in half. The two clips near the tailgate bent the rails of the quarter panels upwards as they tore free. The tonneau cover blew up in the air about 20 feet, flying in front of the truck behind me. Luckily, they were paying attention and were able to make a controlled swerve out of the way. This is hazardous to others. Reading forums on the internet, this has happened to many other drivers of Ram 1500 trucks with this exact tonneau cover. I can't believe, with the massive number of reports of this happening, that this product is still available. The tonneau cover is not available for inspection as it was unsafe to retrieve it from the interstate. I do have the two halves of the clips that broke in half. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. This happened with approximately 1,000 miles on the odometer. The tonneau cover came installed on the truck when purchased new.
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