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2009 DODGE RAM 3500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1079313 · 2014-06-18

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 3500
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

8-7-2010, TRAVELING E/B HWY 26 AT 55 MPH NEAR MANNING, OR. JUST PASSING ROADSIDE FRUIT STAND HEARD POP, TRUCK PULLED TO RIGHT JUMPED THE CURB AND VEERED DIRECTLY TOWARD STEEL GUARDRAIL. TO AVOID HEAD ON T.C. WITH GUARDRAIL, I PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT TOWARD WHAT APPEARED TO BE CLEAR RAVINE. HAD TO STEER BETWEEN TWO TREES AT BOTTOM AND STRUCK PILE OF 4 FOOT LOGS LEFT BY DOT. VEHICLE CAME TO REST ABOUT ANOTHER 50 FEET. RIGHT FRONT TIRE SHREDDED, RIM DAMAGED, STEERING DAMAGED AS WELL AS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. HAVE DIGITAL OF SAME. NOTED THAT WITNESSES AT THE FRUIT STAND SAID THEY HEARD THE POP AND OBSERVED MY VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT AND JUMP THE CURB. ROSEBURG LITHIA DODGE BODY SHOP DID ALL REPAIRS. NOTE THAT LEFT FRONT TIE ROD FELL OFF WHILE ON BLM ROAD. HAD TO BE TOWED IN AND REPAIRS AGAIN MADE BY SAME SHOP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10606290
Machine
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