Jun 1, 2016AirbagsCrash3 injuries
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO A BRUISED ARM, NECK, AND BACK. IN ADDITION, TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURED NECKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
NHTSA ODI 10871859
Oct 21, 2015Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsSpeed controlCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LAUNCHED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE T12 VERTEBRAE IN HIS MID BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V534000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
NHTSA ODI 10784994
Sep 17, 2015AirbagsCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
NHTSA ODI 10764530