NHTSA complaint: 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — STRUCTURE:BODY
ANOTHER SINGLE DRIVER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND THE SINGLE DRIVER DODGE HIT THE DRIVER'S DOOR DIRECTLY AND DEPLOYED BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS AND TOTALED BOTH VEHICLES. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG LAUNCHED METAL INTO THE LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM OF THE DRIVER WHILE HIS HANDS WERE IN THE 10 AND 2 O'CLOCK STEERING WHEEL POSITIONS. THE LEFT WRIST LACERATIONS AND LARGE HEMATOMA REQUIRED HOSPITAL CARE AND LEFT SCARS. THE DRIVER ALSO SUFFERED LOWER BACK DAMAGE REQUIRING SURGERY. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED IN JANUARY 2014 AND SENT FOR SALVAGE. ON DECEMBER 15, 2014 I RECEIVED A CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL (P40/NHTSA 14V-354) ON THE AIR BAG INFLATORS OF THE 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. THE PROBLEM IN THE RECALL NOTICE IS DESCRIBED AS; EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE, DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVENTS, COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF OCCUPANT INJURY DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation