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2008 DODGE RAM 1500 — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1270147 · 2016-03-23

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
218,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO MULTIPLE TREES. THE AIR BAGS HAD A DELAYED DEPLOYMENT AND EMITTED METAL FRAGMENTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND A COLLAPSED LUNG, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 218,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. .....UPDATED 06/22/16 * BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN HIM PROPERLY . THE CONSUMER HAD A SECOND ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 06/29/16

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10851303
Machine
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