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2006 DODGE VIPER COUPE — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 2156097 · 2025-12-10

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
VIPER COUPE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
13,378
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact was driving a 2006 Dodge Viper. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the rear differential locked, causing the rear tires to not rotate. The rear of the vehicle then skidded and crashed into a ditch, and flipped, coming to a stop 100-150 feet upside down in the ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact mentioned that the rear differential was previously serviced at a dealer. The contact sustained neck and back injuries. Medical attention was later required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired for an air bag recall, and when asked the technician who performed the recall remedy why the air bags did not deploy, it was informed that the dealer did not have adequate software to complete the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,378.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11704239
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown