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2000 CIRCLE J RIATA — STRUCTURE

crash · 539844 · 2005-06-10

Vehicle

Make
CIRCLE J
Model
RIATA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
WESTERN WORLD, INC.
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE TRAILER STARTED TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY RESULTING IN THE TRUCK HITTING A WALL HEAD ON AND THE EQUALIZER BAR ON THE TRAILER BURST. *MR THE SLIDING COLLAR ON THE COUPLER WAS BOWED AND HAD SLID ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK. THE LATCH WAS DOWN AND THE PIN WAS SECURE. BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE TOTALED. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION WHICH PLACED TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON THE REAR WHICH CAUSED THE COUPLER TO BREAK. (CIRCLE J RIATA HORSE TRAILER) *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10125834
Machine
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