# 2000 DODGE CARAVAN — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `284219` · 2001-03-21 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** CARAVAN
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
INITIAL IMPACT TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY) I HAD CONTACTED A LAW FIRM WHICH INDICATED THEY COULDN'T SUE FOR AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS, SO I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER WHO INDICATED THAT THEY INVESTIGATED THE WRECK AND REPORTED, "))) THAT DUE TO THE SPINNING TYPE OF ACCIDENT)))"  AND IT WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO THE NECESSARY G FORCES REQUIRED AND THAT, "OBVIOUSLY, IN REVIEWING THE POLICE REPORT, THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF IMPACT YOUR VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN)" THE POLICE REPORT INDICATES THAT I WAS DOING 50 TO 70 MPH UPON FIRST IMPACT WITH A GUARD RAIL, ALMOST HEAD ON) THEY EVEN INDICATED SPECIFICALLY THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY) I AM SURE THAT THIS WAS NOT A VALID ANALYSIS AND WANTED TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT, WHILE I WAS NOT SERIUOSLY INJURED AND WAS ALONE IN THE ACCIDENT, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS FAULTY IN THESE VEHICLES) I HAVE PICTURES OF A SEVERLY DENTED STEERING WHEEL WHICH HAPPENED UPON IMPACT) IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH G FORCE, THEN THEY NEED TO REENGINEER THE THING!*AK
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