# 2018 IRONBULL DDG22 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1525674` · 2018-12-21 · Norstar Trailers LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** IRONBULL
- **Model:** DDG22
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Norstar Trailers LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## 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.
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