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2007 DODGE CHARGER — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1320296 · 2016-09-24

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CHARGER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
110,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS IN A CRASH THAT WAS WORSE THEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN IF THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE I WAS SLAMMED IN TO THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD IT WHIPPED ME BACK AND FORTH TWICE AFTER I LOOKED DOWN MY AIR BAG RIPPED OUT THE WHEEL AND NOT CAME OUT A LITTLE IT NEVER DEPLOYED THE WAY THE AIR BAG SHOULD MY PASSENGER ALSO WAS SLAMMED HARD IN TO THE DASH BOARD AND THEN HER AIR BAG SHOT HER OFF THE DASH BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY PROPER. AIR BAGS ARE MEANT TO SAVE LIVES AND MY AIR BAG ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE THE PAIN IS IN REAL I COULDN'T WISH THIS ON ANYONE AND NOW I HAVE TO LIVE MY LIFE IN SO MUCH PAIN I HAVE A NEARLY BROKEN NECK WITH ALMOST. EVERY DISK BULGING IN MY NECK AND POSSIBLY BRAIN DAMAGE AND I ALSO HAVE LOST MY JOB AND MY HOME NOW I CAN'T GET HELP AND THE PAIN IS SO NOT FAIR I SUFFER PTSD NOW AND BRAIN INJURY I'M SO LOST RIGHT NOW HAVE SPIN DAMAGE POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE AND JOINT DAMAGE ALONG WITH SUVIER HEAD CONCISION POST CONCISION SYNDROME AN MEMORY LOSS ALSO I NOW HAVE MOOD SWINGS I CAN'T CONTROL THIS IS WORSE THEN DIEING I'M HURT SO BAD DUE TO NEGLIGENT PPL

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10909429
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