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2019 RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1695871 · 2020-09-28

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
27,093
Speed
62 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 RAM 1500 CLASSIC ST QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH AND TOWING A CAMPER TRAILER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE SWITCHING LANES WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS HEAD AND THE CAMPER FLIPPED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE FRONT AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. FELLOW MOTORIST WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT ASSISTED THE CONTACT AND BROKE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE GLASS AND REMOVED THE CONTACT AND HER FATHER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE TREATED BY THE PARAMEDICS AT THE SCENE BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE WERE TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EDR REPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO STATEMENT WAS GIVEN AS TO WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,093.*DAD*DAD*JB*JB*LN *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11361548
Machine
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