# 2018 RAM 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1492196` · 2018-08-17 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** RAM
- **Model:** 1500
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 1,005
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35-45 MPH WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND I FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP. IT WOULDN'T LET ME TURN MY WHEEL. SO THEN AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES SO I DID T HIT A TREE THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I SMASHED INTO THE TREE AND THE. I TO THE WOODS. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL 911. THE HOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS DESTROYED.
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