# 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1019529` · 2013-11-04 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 13,450
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVE AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT,  THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE.   I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.   THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE,  CROSSED OVER THE ON COMING LANE, HIT A MAILBOX, WENT AIRBORNE,  CROSSED A DRIVEWAY, HIT A TREE, ROLLED, HIT ANOTHER SMALLER TREE AND CAME TO REST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FACING THE OPPOSITE WAY I WAS ORIGINALLY TRAVELING.   AT THE TIME THE HUB ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, I WAS TRAVELING DOWNHILL.  MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I HAD TO BE CUT OUT USING THE JAWS OF LIFE.  I WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL TRAUMA ONE HOSPITAL VIA LIFE AIR MEDICAL RESCUE.  MY DAUGHTER WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND.  SHE HAD FIVE CHIPPED TEETH WHILE I SUSTAINED A TBI AND BROKEN KNEE CAP.  THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST BUT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF LIFE.   *TR
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