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1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 269739 · 2001-01-20

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
CONCORDE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ALLOWING DRIVER TO SUFFER SEVERE INJURIES. IF AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED, DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE GONE FORWARD IN VEHICLE. DRIVER STRUCK HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE LEFT HAND ON TILT-WHEEL HANDLE. ARE THERE OTHER INSTANCES OF AIR BAGS IN CHRYSLER PRODUCTS NOT DEPLOYING? THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MAIN SAFETY FEATURE AND IT FAILED BIG TIME. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
739657
Machine
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