2008 Dodge Ram 1500

On 22 Jan 2022, airbags failed to deploy during a head on collision. Collision occurred after losing control on black ice. While driving 55 mph along a straight and level section of a single lane highway, truck spun into on-coming traffic. The driver and passenger experienced whiplash, multiple bruises from the seat belt, and the driver broke both ankles and sternum, and needed stitches from a gash above the eye. Truck received airbag recall work at a local dealership in 2016. Insurance has declared the damages to the vehicle a total loss. Owner has signed a release of the vehicle to auto insurance. Not sure if claims adjuster or insurance company is investigating airbag failure. Looks like others have experienced this same problem.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,000.

TAKATA RECALL. HAD TWO WRECKS IN 2008 & 2009. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HAVE BEEN REPLACED, RECALL CSN 1. SUFFERED SERIOUS NECK INJURY ENDING IN COMPLETE CERVICAL FUSION & TRANSPLANTS. ALSO HAVE CHRYSLER 2005/300 4 SPEED AIRBAGS REPLACED UNDER SAME RECALL. HAD NO WRECKS WITH IT. I CAN'T FIND ANYONE TO REPRESENT ME IN SETTLEMENT. TRUCK WAS MOVING WHEN HIT DEER & STATIONARY WHEN A TRUCK HIT US IN REAR & SIDE BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, HE FAILED TO SEE THE BRAKE LIGHTS OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HIM AND HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S SON ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HANDS AND BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT'S SON WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 08/31/17*LJ *CN

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SHOPPING MALL TURNING LEFT ON THE HWY 5 IN HOLLY SPRINGS GA WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT TO MY TRUCK WAS JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE BUMPER WAS CRUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FRAME AND THE FRAME WAS BENT OVER 1 FOOT. THE TRUCK HAD BOTH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS AND NONE OF THEM WENT OFF. MY HEAD HIT THE SIDE OF THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND DOCTORS ARE SAYING I MAY NEED BOTH SHOULDER AND NECK SURGERY. I BELIEVE THIS WOULD NOT BE THE CASE IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED. WHILE I WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST,THE OTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH TO TOTAL MY TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHILE BRAKING, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO SECURE THE OCCUPANTS IN THE SEATS. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED HEAD, FACIAL, AND BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED UP AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT ONE GUARD RAIL AND BOUNCED ACROSS AND HIT ANOTHER. I WAS ON THE ROAD COMING AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP..

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V084000 (VISIBILITY) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO MULTIPLE TREES. THE AIR BAGS HAD A DELAYED DEPLOYMENT AND EMITTED METAL FRAGMENTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND A COLLAPSED LUNG, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 218,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. .....UPDATED 06/22/16 * BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN HIM PROPERLY . THE CONSUMER HAD A SECOND ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED 06/29/16

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIENTIOUS AND THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD. THE FRONT END CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED BACK INJURIES THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND SALVAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER THE CRASH THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, SHOULDERS, AND LEGS AS WELL AS LACERATIONS TO THE FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, RIGHT ARM, AND HAD A SEIZURE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE .THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE BEFORE RESTING IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER LEFT AND RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, VEERED OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MA 10/19/2015 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH, BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NOSE AND HEAD INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SUSPENSION FRACTURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK AND EYE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WITNESS STATED HE SAW RIGHT REAR WHEEL DETACH FROM TRUCK CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT. AND HIT POLE OFFICER AT THE WRECK SITE OBSERVED RIGHT REAR AXEL DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A FIRE TRUCK BRAKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONTACT'S SHOULDER, CHEST, AND HEAD. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT THE INJURIES.THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS WELL AS INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ UPDATED 05/22/12

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD CLOSE TO HOME I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROAD WHEN I SWERVED LEFT I INSTANTLY IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AND CAME TO A VIOLENT STOP WITHOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING TO PROTECT ME. I SUFFERED NECK , BACK AND HAND INJURIES AS WELL AS A SEVERE CONCUSSION. I WILL BE FOREVER AFRAID TO DRIVE ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE OR ANY VEHICLE IN WHICH MY LIFE IS DEPENDENT ON WHETHER OR NOT MY AIRBAG IS GOING TO OPEN. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS PUSHED IN TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. SCARY VERY VERY SCARY TO THINK THAT THERE COULD BE THE SAME INCIDENT IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND BRUISING TO THE KNEE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.