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2001 DODGE DURANGO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 450458 · 2004-01-18

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME DRIVING TO WORK. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME HAD ALREADY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, WHEN I REALIZED THAT HE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I WAD DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HR AND HIT MY BRAKES, MY DURANGO SLID AND HIT THE CAR. I TOTALED THE ENTIRE BACK END OF THE CAR I HIT, AND CURRENTLY THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK IS STILL CLIMBING. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE IMPACT WAS PRETTY HARD AND THE DAMAGE IS MAJOR, NOT INCLUDING THE DRIVER I HIT WAS COMPLAINING OF NECK, KNEE AND BACK INJURIES. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY I WAS ALONE AND MY OLDER CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE FRONT SEAT. I SUBSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, HOWEVER THE POLICEWOMAN WHO ARRIVED AT THE SEEN WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SUGGESTED THAT I LOOK INTO TO WHY. *CB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10054404
Machine
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