# 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `735971` · 2009-09-17 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
MY  2005 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB HYDROPLANED ON THE INTERSTATE AND STRUCK A RETAINING WALL ALMOST HEAD ON.  THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE FRONT BUMPER FROM THE VERY MIDDLE TO THE FAR LEFT STRUCK THE WALL FLUSH.  THE TRUCK BOUNCED OFF AND DID A 540 AND THE ENGINE DIED AND I WAS STUCK BLOCKING THREE LANES OF INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.  I IMPACTED THE WALL AROUND 55 MPH.  THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.  NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS.  I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T INJURED, BUT I FEEL THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING.  THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD ON THE BUMPER THAT IT BUCKLED THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK. *TR
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