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2010 DODGE CHARGER — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash · 1378538 · 2017-05-16

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CHARGER
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

THE DRIVER OWNED A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE, A WRONG-WAY DRIVER OF A FORD SUV COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT OF THE DODGE RESULTING IN AN APPROXIMATE 45 MPH DELTA-V BASED ON THE ACM OF THE WRONG WAY VEHICLE. THE DODGE WAS THEN REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK TRACTOR WITH A LOADED TRAILER TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN EITHER COLLISION. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF THE DECEASED. DUE TO THE LEVEL OF DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS NOT ATTAINED. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF ..UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF ..UPDATED 09/07/17 *BF UPDATED 9/28/18*JB *DT *JB *DT *TR*DT THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE POLICE REPORT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10986104
Machine
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