# 1997 DODGE RAM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `196528` · 2000-02-09 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR ON THE FRONT. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 TO 60MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND  DRIVER'S SWEAT PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE.  DRIVE RHAD TWO PAIRS OF SWEAT PANTS ON. FIRE BURNED A BIG HOLE THROUGH  THE FIRST PAIR, AND SINGED THE SECOND  PAIR OF PANTS. IF DRIVE RWOULD NOT  HAVE HAD ON TWO PAIRS OF  PANTS, HE WOULD HAVE  BEEN BURNED.  VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY ANYONE.  *AK
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