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2014 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD — PARKING BRAKE

crash · 1087955 · 2014-07-18

Vehicle

Make
FOREST RIVER
Model
WILDWOOD
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Component
PARKING BRAKE
Miles at failure
2,100

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD THAT WAS BEING TOWED ON A 2004 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, THE TRAILER BEGAN SWAYING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING TO A STOP BUT THE TRAILER CONTINUED TO SWAY DESPITE HAVING THE PARKING BRAKE SECURED. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,100. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/4/2014 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10614580
Machine
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