# 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `444015` · 2003-12-05 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- **Miles at failure:** 17,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. CONSUMER  SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND  VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.  IT HIT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.  VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AFTER IMPACT WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT STILL ON  THE BRAKE PEDAL.  THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DIED IN THE CRASH.  THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED, BUT IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. *AK
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