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1996 DODGE RAM — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

crash · 273560 · 2001-02-03

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING ON E-WAY GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO WINDSHIELD THE HOOD HAS NOT BEEN OPEN SINCE NOV. 21ST ,2000 WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THIS HAPPENED ON FEB. 1ST, 2001 THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE HOOD HAD BEEN RELEASED AND WHEN WE PULLED ON THE RELEASE LEVER INSIDE TRUCK THE LATCH UNDER THE HOOD DOES NOT MOVE THERE ARE NO BROKEN PARTS ON THE LATCH EITHER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
740370
Machine
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