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2000 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 850132 · 2011-04-04

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
108,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IT WAS 12/26/2009 I WAS DRIVING A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND SWERVED FROM DEER TO THE LEFT CAUGHT EDGE OF ROAD AND MUD AND SIDE SWIPED A TREE THEN HITTING A 5FT WIDE TREE HEADON COMING TO A DEAD STOP AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF THEY WERE TESTED OKAY AND THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED I ALSO WAS TOLD BY STATE FARM INS THE SAME THING I THEN NOTIFIED CHRYSLER CORP AND WAS SENT A LETTER THAT IT WAS LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A DIRECT FRONT END HIT I HAVE PROOF FROM PICS THAT IT WAS AND IT WAS A DEFECT AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND ANYTHING ALL I ASKED WAS WHY THEY DIDN'T GO OFF AND A TRUCK TO REPLACE IT DUE TO HAVING MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE ME THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL TO FIX THIS OR PEOPLE WILL LOOSE THEIR LIVES AND CHRYSLER CORP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT SAVING LIVES PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LIKE I SAID I HAVE PICTURES FOR PROOF THAT IT WAS A DIRECT HIT AT 50 MPH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10394250
Machine
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