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2010 RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1029004 · 2013-12-28

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON DECEMBER 26 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPG WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND JUST AFTER THAT MY BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP LEAVING ME STICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AT THIS TIME I ALSO WAS PULLING A CAR TRAILER WITCH MADE IT A LOT MORE DANGEROUS AS A MAN DRIVING A TRUCK STOPPED TO HELP US GET OUT OF THE ROAD A MAN DRIVING A HONDA RAN IN TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER WILE I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK TYING A STRAP TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WAY SO NOW WE HAD AN ACCIDENT ON OUR HANDS. AFTER LOOKING UP THE TRUCK I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART SO I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN MEXICO WITCH SOUNDS LIKE BULL TO ME CAN U GUYS HELP ME GET MY RECALL ON MY TRUCK AND GET IT FIXED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10557510
Machine
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