NHTSA complaint: 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, SHOULDERS, AND LEGS AS WELL AS LACERATIONS TO THE FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, RIGHT ARM, AND HAD A SEIZURE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE .THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation