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2008 KEYSTONE COUGAR — TRAILER HITCHES

crash · 830701 · 2010-12-14

Vehicle

Make
KEYSTONE
Model
COUGAR
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Keystone RV Company
Component
TRAILER HITCHES
Miles at failure
4,999
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KEYSTONE COUGAR FIFTH WHEEL RV TRAILER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A 2007 DODGE RAM 2500 AT 60 MPH WHILE TOWING THE TRAILER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND BOTH THE VEHICLE AND THE TRAILER ROLLED OVER INTO A DITCH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE HITCH PIN BOX ALLOWED THE TRAILER TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE HITCH PIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. HE STATED THAT TWO SEMI TRUCKS DROVE PAST HIM AT VERY HIGH SPEED, SPEED CAUSING THE TRAILER AND THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER AND THEY BECAME DISCONNECTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,999.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10370563
Machine
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