NHTSA complaint: 2001 DODGE DAKOTA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 35-50MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND WAS HIT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOWED TO BODY SHOP, AND FRONT WAS REPAIRED. HAD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE COME DOWN AND CHECK OUT AIR BAGS. INFORMED CONSUMER AIR BAGS WERE WORKING OKAY. SECOND TIME ON 11/3/01 WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND FELL ASLEEP. VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT SOME TREES ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. THEN, VEHICLE RETURNED TO ROAD AND HIT A UTILITY POLE.UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY EACH TIME. DRIVER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation