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2013 DODGE AVENGER — AIR BAGS

crash · 1037993 · 2014-02-11

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
AVENGER
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
27,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO 69 HEADING HOME FROM SCHOOL. IT WAS AROUND 930PM. I START TO PICK UP SPEED TO BLEND IN WITH TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A THREE CAR ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED SO WE ALL SLAMMED ON OUR BRAKES TO AVOID FROM HITTING IT. UNFORTUNATELY I HIT THE BACK OF A FLATBED TOW TRUCK GOING BETWEEN 45-50MPH. TO MY SURPRISE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. EVEN THOUGH I HAD A RECALL ON MY CAR A FEW MONTHS BACK FOR THE AIRBAGS NOT WORKING RIGHT, SO I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY RECALL FIXED. SO WHEN I GOT IN THIS HEAD ON COLLISION I WAS IN SHOCK MY AIR BAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10563888
Machine
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