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2024 RAM 3500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 2156963 · 2025-12-13

Vehicle

Make
RAM
Model
3500
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I was towing a 6,000 pound excavator on a 20’ tilt deck trailer and rounded a turn to see a line of traffic stopped waiting on a big truck to turn. I hit the brakes and the truck didn’t start to slow. I swerved to the shoulder and pressed breaks as hard as possible and went past several cars and t boned the big truck that was turning. The only brakes it felt like i had was the trailer brakes. Very severe accident that everyone walked away from but definitely was equipment failure involved.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11704812
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown