NHTSA complaint: 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A VERY LARG TRACTOR TRAILER THAT CAME OUT OF THE FIELD AND FAILED TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation