2017 Ram 1500 Air Bags

VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN IT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UP AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WHEN AIRBORNE, BEFORE LANDING AND SLIDING ACROSS AN INTERSECTING ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A GROUP OF TREES. THE CRASH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS BELIEVED TO BE UNRESTRAINED. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED AND A DOWNLOAD OF THE ACM REVELED IT RECORDED AN EVENT BUT NO CRASH OR PRE-CRASH INFORMATION. * DSY *DT *DT*JB

MY TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL WHILE TRAVELLING 55 MPH ON KY 210. NONE OF THE TRUCKS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE INCLUDING THE ROCKER ARM SNAPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD HITTING THE OTHER GUARD RAIL. THE TRUCK THEN SLID BACK ACROSS THE ROAD AND WAS NEARLY TIPPING OVER WHEN IT STRUCK THE FIRST GUARD RAIL. THE TRUCK CAME TO REST ON TOP OF THE GUARD RAIL BEFORE TIPPING OVER. I DID RECEIVE INJURIES WHICH MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. THE ACCIDENT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SEVERE IF THE TIRE HAD NOT CAME OFF CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SPIN HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND APPROACHING A CURVE, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE AND A RETENTION WALL BEFORE STOPPING IN A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED LEFT SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT JERKING PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY ON 2017 RAM 1500. TRUCK IS TOTALED WITH FRONT END AND FRONT CORNER PANEL DAMAGE, BODY DAMAGE ON ALL SIDES OF VEHICLE. HIT STEERING WHEEL WITH HEAD CAUSING AIR BAG COVER TO POP OFF SLIGHTLY.

ON 1/29/18 AT 6:30 AM I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AN 18 WHEEL SEMI TRUCK AND MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE I75 NORTHBOUND NEAR EXIT 98. IN MOTION . MSP REPORT NUMBER 21-1259-18. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WAS HIT VERY HARD. *TT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER BLACKED OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LEFT RIB FRACTURE, BRUISES ON THE RIBS, AND WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000....UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *JS *TR *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IS WAS INTENDED, BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, UNPROVOKED BY ANY VEHICLE UPSET, ETC. THE SUDDEN DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BRIEFLY LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, NECK, CHEST AND TORSO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS TRAVELING UNDER 20MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE YET. THE OFFICER WALKED THE SCENE AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT OF ANY SORT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. ...UPDATED 08/02/17 *BF UPDATED 08/17/17 *BF *CN