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2001 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash · 804931 · 2010-08-07

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
72,283
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT, SHE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A LARGE TREE. SHE LIVES IN CA. WHILE I AM IN CO. THE TRUCK SHE WAS IN, A DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB, WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE WAS FLOWN INTO A HOSPITAL 90 OR SO MILES AWAY. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, AS WAS HER PASSENGER. MY DAUGHTER BROKE SOME RIBS, HER ARM, AND HER PELVIS IN 8 PLACES. HER LEFT LEG WAS ATTACHED BY SKIN AND MUSCLE ONLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FULLY DEPLOYED, WHEREAS THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN DURING MY RESEARCH OF THIS INCIDENT, AND SEEING THE TRUCK, HER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT TRIED. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX I PULLED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHO WOULD,I ASSUME, HAVE A VEHICLE REPAIRED PROPERLY IF IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10347944
Machine
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