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2018 RAM 1500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1703742 · 2020-11-02

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
1500
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
71,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING A TRAILER DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE TAIL GATE FRACTURED CAUSING THE TRAILER TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. DAMAGES WHERE TO THE TRAILER LEFT GATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CHANTZ SCOTT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 300 BACHMAN DR, GREENEVILLE, TN 37745 (423) 761-4258) WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO RECALLS WERE UNDER THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V347000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WAITED TO LONG FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11372643
Machine
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