| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003218658 | Incident Date: May, 24 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ONALASKA | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Wheels |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HA18N52J | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2003 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling at 50 the right front tire slightly touched the gravel on an uneven parkway, and caused the driver to lose control of vehicle, the vehicle flipped and crashed. upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. the passenger was killed. *ak when the tire left the road the consumer turned the wheel back to the left to get the vehicle back onto the road. the vehicle fishtailed in the rear and collided head on into the concrete culvert, flipped end over, and rolled upside down into a ditch. neither air bag deployed. the consumer was told the size of the wheels should be redesigned due to the chassis. (the change of the center gravity caused the vehicle to be unstable) *scc *jb |
