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2012 CHRYSLER 200 — SUSPENSION

crash · 1324668 · 2016-10-11

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
200
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
96,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING CAR GOING ONLY 25-30 MPH AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN TO A STOP WHICH I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND SPACE BETWEEN CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY FRONT FENDER TO DO, AS I APPLIED BRAKES I NOTICE IT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP WHICH SOON AFTER HAVING PLENTY OF SPACE TO DO IT LED TO A REAR END COLLISION AS MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY WHEN APPLIED. I HAVE A POLICE REPORT TO VERIFY THE INCIDENT ON 09/27/2016 IN APPLETON, WI. BECAUSE I WAS GOING AT A REALLY SLOW SPEED AT THE TIME LUCKILY NO ONE WAS REALLY HURT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AROUND 10:00 AM IN AN AREA WITH LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, BUT EVEN KNOW I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 20 WHEN THERE WAS AN IMPACT MY CAR WHICH WAS NEW PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT IS NOW CONSIDERED UNDER STATE LAW IN WISCONSIN A SALVAGE VEHICLE AS REPAIRS EXCEEDED THE VALUE AT THE TIME OF 7000.00

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10915183
Machine
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