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2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash · 847050 · 2011-03-15

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
102,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 47 FOLLOWING A VAN AND SOME OTHER VEHICLES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE LOCKED UP AND BY THE TIME I SAW THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT THE BRAKES I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SLID INTO HIM DAMAGING HIS REAR PANEL DOORS AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED EITHER ON THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK THAT I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME AND THE ROADS WERE SATURATED SO STOPPING ABRUPTLY WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION STILL I TRIED, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH HOWEVER THE VERY NEXT DAY I EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SEVERE NOSE BLEED THAT LASTED ABOUT 15-20 NON STOP WHEN IT FINALLY SLOWED TO A TRICKLE I WENT TO THE NEARBY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED AND I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10390246
Machine
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