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2012 CHRYSLER 200 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 943928 · 2012-10-10

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
200
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
735
Speed
13 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I WAS COMING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND I SAW THIS U HAUL VAN GOING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT LEAST 35 - 40 MPH (THE POSTED SPEED IS 15 MPH) AND IT HIT ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND PUSHED ME INTO A TREE AND WHILE HITTING THE TREE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF AND I WAS HURTING AT THAT TIME, I WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL AND RELEASED AND WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY SAID ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE MANUFACTOR AND I DID, BUT LIKE USUSAL THEY SAID THEY DID NO WRONG THEIR CAR IS UP TO PAR BUT AS I READ ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THE AIRBAG IS SUPPOSE TO GO OFF DURING A SIDE IMPACTED AND I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AND GETTING WORKED ON SINCE SEPT. 6, 2012 AND THERE WAS A PART TO MY CAR THAT WAS ON BACK ORDER WHICH I AM SHOCKED WHEN ITS A BRAND NEW CAR.I AM HAVING THE WORST TIME WITH THIS WHOLE THING AND IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE CARES THAT I GOT HURT OR THAT I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, THE INSURANCE AND MANY OTHER THINGS CAN SOME ONE PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO MY CASE AND HELP ME I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE ...................... I CAN'T OR THERE ISN'T OR SORRY FOR YOUR INCONVIENCE I AM GOING CRAZY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10479694
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