NHTSA complaint: 2006 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JUNKYARD AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POST CARD FROM TK HOLDINGS AND BELIEVED THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation