# 1998 DODGE DURANGO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `285656` · 2001-03-30 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DURANGO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, HIT AT 55 MILES PER HOUR.  MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!  I SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING A KNEE SURGERY FROM HITTING THE DASH.  RECENTLY, AND ARTICLE HIT THE PRESS ABOUT DAIMLER/CHRYSLER  MINIVANS 1996-2000, AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING CAUSING INJURIES.   WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO, TO GET SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME?  I HAVE FILED 3 COMPLAINTS, AND LEFT MESSAGES AND HAVE YET TO SEE A COMPLAINT FILED OR A PHONE CALL RETURNED.  IF I HAD DIED, THEN, MAYBE SOMEONE WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO A PROBLEM.  I WOULD APPRECIATE CONFIRMATION OF THIS COMPLAINT.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK
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