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2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

1 injured · 623927 · 2007-05-12

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PUT MY TRUCK INTO PARK AND STARTED TO GET OUT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS, CATCHING ME WITH ONE LEG ON THE GROUND AND ONE LEG STILL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HIT ME IN THE CHEST, KNOCKING ME TO THE GROUND. THE ABOVE EVENTS TOOK PLACE EXTREMELY QUICKLY, AND I HAD NO TIME TO REACT. LUCKILY, SOMEONE WAS NEARBY AND STOPPED THE TRUCK BEFORE IT HIT ME OR ANYTHING ELSE. *AK UNFORTUNATELY, MY LEG WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE, EVEN WHILE I WAS ON THE GROUND. I WAS DRAGGED ABOUT 5 FEET AND RECEIVED SOME LACERATIONS ON MY SHOULDER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10190582
Machine
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