Dec 19, 2024Airbags
The contact owns a 2020 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the contact later discovered that the front passenger’s side curtain air bag had erroneously deployed. The contact stated that there was no collision or visible damage to the vehicle to cause the air bag to deploy. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 72,000.
NHTSA ODI 11631614
Aug 8, 2024Airbags
Drivers airbag bursted when I wasn’t in my car, and the passenger airbag has a hole in it.
NHTSA ODI 11607180
Dec 13, 2023AirbagsCrash1 injury
The contact owned a 2020 Chrysler 300 AWD. The contact stated while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed on the highway and attempting to merge onto the right lane, another vehicle suddenly drove in front of his vehicle. The contact stated that her husband attempted to readjust the vehicle onto the left lane; however, the front driver's side of the vehicle hit the guard rail. The vehicle rolled over 2-3 times and the front driver's side door of the vehicle bent open, causing the contact's husband to fly out of the vehicle and land on the train tracks. The contact stated that bystanders immediately pulled her husband from the train tracks as the train was coming. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's husband was unconscious. The emergency units resuscitated the contact's husband three times at the scene; however, the contact's husband remained partly unconscious. The emergency unit transported the contact's husband to the hospital, and he remained in the ICU for 3 days. The contact stated that her husband sustained bruises all over the body. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot, where it was totaled. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not inspect the vehicle because the vehicle insurance company had already inspected the vehicle. No assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.
NHTSA ODI 11559918
Apr 1, 2023AirbagsCrash2 injuries
March 24th 2023 @ 1:58 pm I was sitting at a red light behind another car, when I was rear ended @ 40+ mph and pushed in to the car ahead of me. The air bags never deployed after colliding with the car in front of me causing my head to hit the steering wheel and the roof of my car. I was unconscious for 30 seconds. Pictures available upon request.
NHTSA ODI 11514932