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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Air Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	451591
Internal NHTSA #	10050149
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	04/10/03
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving 35 mph consumer had to make an emergency stop. Consumer slammed on the brake pedal and vehicle did not stop. It hit the passenger's side of another vehicle. Vehicle continued to roll after impact with the driver's foot still on the brake pedal. The passenger in the other vehicle died in the crash. The cause of the brake failure was not determined, but it was suspected that the antilock braking system was the cause of the crash. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
VIN pattern	1D7HU18Z53SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities	1
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Air Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Dodge RAM 1500 Service Brakes, Air Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

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