# 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `973350` · 2013-04-11 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 180,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
THE 2003 DODGE RAM WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE FRONT TIRE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE RAM WAS SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE AGAIN ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE ON THE TRUCK BED. THE AIRBAGS IN THE RAM DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN STRUCK SO HARD THAT THE AXLE AND TIRE WERE BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS HAD NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED BEFORE AND HER VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH BEFORE.  *TR
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