NHTSA complaint: 2014 RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCOGGIN DICKEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (2483 TX-114, LEVELLAND, TX 79336, (806) 224-0266), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V460000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AND 17V302000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation