# 1999 DODGE STRATUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `481025` · 2004-06-22 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** STRATUS
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS  INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH.  UPON IMPACT,  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH KILLED, AND  VEHICLE BURNED. *AK  ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SEATBELT USAGE WAS NOT DETERMINED.  MOST LIKELY THE DRIVER WAS NOT BELTED BECAUSE HE WAS PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE.  IMPACT SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH.  CW
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