# 2000 DODGE DAKOTA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `566376` · 2005-12-19 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** DAKOTA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING  35-40 MPH.  IT  STRUCK A TREE.  UPON IMPACT,  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.  HOWEVER,  HE SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.  A MANUFACTURER'S  REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, WHO  DETERMINED  THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR FUNCTIONED  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BY THE COMPUTER CODES.  HE STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE IMPACT. THIS DETERMINATION WAS MADE BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVE.  THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.  *AK
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