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2020 FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1656841 · 2020-04-01

Vehicle

Make
FOREST RIVER
Model
CEDAR CREEK
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH A VERY SMALL INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES PER HOUR, THE REAR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL BOTTOMED OUT & SCRAPED THE PAVEMENT CAUSING IT TO RIP OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK CAP. AS A RESULT OF THE BACK CAP BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRAME, IT ALSO CAUSED US TO HAVE TO PULL THE FIFTH WHEEL HOME WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS, WHICH IS A HAZARD TO US & OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE REAR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL SITS ENTIRELY TOO LOW TO GROUND & THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT IS PULLED TO A NEW LOCATION UNLESS THE DRIVEWAYS ARE PERFECTLY LEVEL WITH THE HIGHWAY.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11319904
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown