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2008 DODGE AVENGER — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1505151 · 2018-10-09

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
AVENGER
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
189,900
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS WITH MY DODGE AVENGER 08. FIRST WAS WHEN I HIT A DEER MY ENTIRE BODY WAS SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN, KNEW OUT TEETH AND BROKE BONES MONTHS AGO, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED NOR DID NOT SEAT BELT ENGAGE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE SECOND ACCIDENT WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BY A VAN TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD COMING AT ME. I HAD TO SERVE HARD RIGHT, I ENDED UP IN A DEEP DITCH IN WHICH I SLAMMED INTO A CEMENT WASHY AGAIN NO AIRBAG, NO SEAT BELT, HIT MY HEAD SO HARD I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, SEVERE FACIAL TRAUMA, BACK, NECK AND HEAD. STILL HAVE NO SHORT TERM MEMORY AS WELL AS SEVERE BACK PAIN THIS HAS RUINED MY LIFE. *DT INVALID VIN CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO FATALITY. UPDATED 10/18/18*JB SEE ALSO ODI 11149522. *DSY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11139251
Machine
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