TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED A COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AFTER THE COLLISION. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.