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2018 IRONBULL DDG22 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1525674 · 2018-12-21

Vehicle

Make
IRONBULL
Model
DDG22
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Norstar Trailers LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRAILER BRAKES WEREN'T HOOKED UP CORRECTLY, AND/OR WEREN'T INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND CAUSED THE TOW VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE TOW VEHICLE WAS PUSHED DUE TO THE TRAILER BRAKES INOPERATION OR WEAK OPERATION. AS A RESULT, THE TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE JACK KNIFED, AND CAUSED THE BUMPER TO BEND/BIND INTO THE FENDER OF MY 2017 RAM 3500. THE TRAILER IS UNDER A YEAR OLD UNDER THE TRAILER MANUFACTURE, AND HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. HOW EVER NORSTAR WILL NOT FIX MY TRUCK WHICH WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TRAILER BRAKES BEING DEFECTIVE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11163047
Machine
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