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2000 DODGE RAM 1500 — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 928237 · 2012-07-16

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER BLACK ICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH INTO A MOUNTAIN AND THEN A GUARD RAIL. THE SEAT BELT FRACTURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BODY, NECK AND FACE INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ...UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF UPDATED 8/31/12 *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10465818
Machine
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