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2016 RAM 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 1429988 · 2017-12-04

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
13,980
Speed
1 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AS IT SAT IN PARKING SPACE BESIDE THE GARAGE, WITH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CLOSE TO EXTERIOR WALL. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. I WAS EXITING VEHICAL WHEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. RESULTING IN MY RIGHT LEG BEING TRAPPED WITHIN THE DOOR AS THE TRUCK DOOR HIT THE WALL OF THE GARAGE. I WAS THEN DRAGGED AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND EXTERIOR WALL OF GARAGE, UNTIL MY BODY CLEARED THE END OF THE GARAGE AND I WAS RELEASED. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE INSTEAD OF PARK WHERE I HAD LEFT IT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11052175
Machine
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