# 2005 DODGE RAM 3500 — SUSPENSION
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1810808` · 2022-05-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 3500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
May 13,2020. 11:32am  Driving north, my drive side tire  violently shook & suddenly gave way pulling  me hard left. I struggling to keep truck in my lane  but lost control of steering , the airbags also deployed. Blocking my view.  The rode was a blind spot .   I thought it was a tire failure. Be of the drop & hard pull to left. While the rode was curving right . I could not get truck to fallow curve. Causing truck to cross into oncoming lane.  I never saw the other car .  With air bags deployed. I thought I lost a tire and hit ditch was lifted up and hit ground hard.  I was told I truck hit  another car after crash . Hitting  a car coming the other way.  Causing a young women’s death.  The tie rod had a clean break swing freely after break.  In March 2020 had pulling or with extra movement off & on . Took to shop, they put a new sway bar on it. Seemed to help, no problems until this sudden catastrophic Paul and drop hard enough to deploy airbags. Truck is totaled but is here & available for inspection. Steve Erwin @ Scientific Analysis Inc. in Dallas TX  214 320-8686 has many pictures &  Analysis. He mainly does accident recreations. He mentioned we need to find metals specialist to examine part failures.Due to  failure being close to impact.
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