NHTSA complaint: 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACE BRUISES AND SCRATCHES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION LOT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AFTER THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation