Will Insurance Cover This?
01-03-2023 | 03:18 PM
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Just another side of the conversation that's probably going between the owners lawyers.
It definitely shows what does happen to a modern truck when capacity is exceeded.
01-03-2023 | 03:23 PM
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too many variable without knowing details........just looking up payload for a 2019 dodge ram 3500....Just guessing its not new but not that old... it says they can go to 7600lbs for payload....but we dont know if the owner loaded more gear inside the camper. Another thought i had was how the camper is attached to the truck in the middle where it broke....if the installer drilled holes in the frame....then Dodge will say that weakened the frame and they not responsible.... i see this going years of finger pointing!
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01-03-2023 | 04:31 PM
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I thought the purpose of insurance was to cover stupidity? Unfortunately.
If you run a red light (hopefully by accident, or ideally not at all), that's kinda the same thing as accidentally overloading the vehicle.
If your intention was to defraud the insurance company for a new truck, then that would be 1. not covered 2. illegal.
if you did at least SOME research and bought the truck, and camper thing, and a company installed them, or you did, to the best of your knowledge, and this occurred, I would expect insurance to cover it.
Generally Insurance, (from what I've read of my policy) wouldn't cover things that are illegal. Was putting that camper on the truck illegal or just misinformed consumer?
I'm going to side with the consumer on this one. I'd fault the company that put the camper on the truck. They should know better, and their insurance should be covering it.
If you run a red light (hopefully by accident, or ideally not at all), that's kinda the same thing as accidentally overloading the vehicle.
If your intention was to defraud the insurance company for a new truck, then that would be 1. not covered 2. illegal.
if you did at least SOME research and bought the truck, and camper thing, and a company installed them, or you did, to the best of your knowledge, and this occurred, I would expect insurance to cover it.
Generally Insurance, (from what I've read of my policy) wouldn't cover things that are illegal. Was putting that camper on the truck illegal or just misinformed consumer?
I'm going to side with the consumer on this one. I'd fault the company that put the camper on the truck. They should know better, and their insurance should be covering it.
I would say that overloading your car/truck is illegal. I would guess most states have a law for that. Kinda like hauling a trailer that weighs too much is probably also illegal. Is the camper sales place at fault for selling a camper? Who's jobs is it to make sure your car is up to par before turning the ignition key?
01-03-2023 | 04:39 PM
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There has to be more to this story. That RAM should have easily been able to handle the camper, those things have a HELLUVA payload rating, should have been far more than adequate.
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01-03-2023 | 05:01 PM
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Helluva rating is still a rating and he went passed it! Also, reading the article, he was on bumpy Mexican roads. I saw someone above mention installer may have drilled frame or altered it in some way.
01-03-2023 | 05:09 PM
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01-03-2023 | 08:07 PM
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"It`s a Ram of course"? What does that mean? You a Ford or Chevy Fan boy?
So if you overload a truck and stuff happens let`s blame the the manufacturer?
Id hate to see what would happen to the aluminum bed of a Ford of they put that much weight on it.
So if you overload a truck and stuff happens let`s blame the the manufacturer?
Id hate to see what would happen to the aluminum bed of a Ford of they put that much weight on it.
