1997 DODGE RAM 1500 — TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 — TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Start: 2004-05-22

crash · 476756 · 2004-05-24

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: RAM 1500
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure: 114,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN USING THE FIFTH WHEEL IT CAUSED THE TRAILER TO COLLIDE WITH THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRAILER DENTED THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BREAKING A GLASS WINDOW. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10074161
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown