# 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `949448` · 2012-11-14 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON NARROW ROAD AIR BAGS IN STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE DASH STARTED TO ACTIVATE BEFORE I COULD GET OFF ROAD AND STOP THEY EXPLODED AND I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY CHRYSLER TWO DIFFERENT REPS AND FINDINGS WERE NEVER RELEASED TO THE AUTHORITIES. CHRYSLER WAS REQUESTED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES TO RELEASE THIS INFO AND NEVER DID. THUS I WAS CHARGED WITH "LEFT OF CENTER" VIOLATION. THERE WERE SOME CRITICAL INJURIES TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND NO DEATHS PRAISE GOD.  *TR
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