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1999 DODGE DURANGO — WHEELS

crash · 426804 · 2003-08-14

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
WHEELS

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AXLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD GONE AROUND A SMALL BEND AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER BACK INTO THE LANE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, INSTEAD IT WENT OUT CONTROL AND TRAVELED BACKWARDS FACING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HIT A BARRIER WALL OF THE BRIDGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, BOUNCED OFF THE WALL, SPUN AROUND AGAIN, AND HIT THE BARRIER WALL AGAIN IN THE REAR LEFT SIDE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND ENDED BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. A WITNESS STATED THAT IT APPEARED AS IF THE REAR AXLE CRACKED AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WENT AT AN OPPOSITE ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10034008
Machine
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