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2004 DODGE DURANGO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 487564 · 2004-07-30

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
12,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 24, 2004 IN WHICH MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WAS TOTALLED. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE - I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THEIR VEHICLE STRAIGHT ON. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE, THE FRONT DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED, THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND THE FRONT AXEL SNAPPED ON IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY DID AN "INVESTIGATION" AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THEY SENT US A PAMPHLET WITH AIRBAG INFORMATION IN IT AND IN THE BOOKLET IT STATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS SET TO DEPLOY IN ACCIDENTS SIMILAR TO MINE AT 28 MPH. WE HAAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A STRAIGHT ANWER FROM THEM AS TO WHY IN OUR CASE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 0 IN ABOUT 20 FEET.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10082995
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