# 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `804931` · 2010-08-07 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 72,283
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## 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
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