NHTSA Complaint #10748555 — 2008 DODGE AVENGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIB AND WRIST INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.