# 2005 CHRYSLER 300 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `549385` · 2005-08-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** 300
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  WAS INVOLVED IN A  REAR END  ACCIDENT ON JULY 22, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT  35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED, LIGHTS AND RADIATOR WERE  PUSHED INTO THE ENGINE.  THE CONTACT  WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE, AND WAS WEARING  SEAT BELTS.  THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. . THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE AND THE POLICE DID COMMENT ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING.  THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF $8000. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT  THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. HE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION. CHRSYLER DID SENT  AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR. HE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS,  ONE STATED THAT THEY WHERE NOTIFIED, AND THE SECOND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE CAR, AND THAT THE CONCLUSION WAS  THE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT DISCLOSED NO CODES. THIS WAS THE SECOND CAR OF THIS MODEL THAT HE  OWNED. THE FIRST CAR  HAVD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING, BUT  AT THE DEALERSHIP IT  DISPLAYED NO CODES.  *AK
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