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2004 DODGE INTREPID — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 675077 · 2008-06-21

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
INTREPID
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
93,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 13, 2008. WE WERE TRAVELING EAST IN A 2004 DODGE INTREPID ON A 2 LANE STREET AND IN THE OPPOSITE LANE A 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WEST. THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING WEST FAILED TO YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY. AS WE CAN OVER A HILL TRAVELING AT RATES OF SPEED OF 25-30 MPH WAS WHEN THE DRIVER MADE HIS TURN. UPON IMPACT THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER OF THE INTREPID CAME OFF, SMOKING AND GRINDING SOUNDS WERE VERY LOUD. THE HOOD FOLDED UP AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLEW OFF. THE DAMAGE TO THE INTREPID WAS VERY BAD. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN THE INTREPID. THE POLICE REPORT LISTED THIS AS A HEAD ON COLLISION. AS OF RIGHT NOW I WAS THE PASSENGER IN THE INTREPID AND HAVE SUSTAINED SOME VERY SERIOUS NERVE DAMAGE AND A SHOULDER INJURY. AS WELL AS BRUISING ACROSS MY CHEST. BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR CAR WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD WORK IN A ACCIDENT. WHICH THEY FAILED TO DO. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10231919
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