# 2011 DODGE RAM 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1266838` · 2016-03-09 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 61,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK HARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND A KNOT ON THE LEFT SIDE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
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