While traveling at 35 mph vehicle struck another vehicle head-on, and air bags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.

- Kinston, NC, USA

While driving about 30-35 mph and making a turn, lost control of vehicle. It went over a enbankment, and had a direct frontal impact with rocks, which totaledthe front end of vehicle. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, and did not protect the occupants.

- Windsor, CA, USA

Consumer was traveling about 40mph and vehicle rear ended a pickup truck. Consumer's vehicle skidded 44 feet, and airbags did not deploy. Vehicle has rear wheel anti-lock brakes. A manufacturer's investigated found airbags to be in working order.

- Roanoke Rapids, NC, USA

Was traveling 45-50mph & would apply brakes, and they would lock up. Rear ABS brakes do not work properly. Rear ended another vehicle. Air bags failed to deploy due to a lack of brakes. Vehicle slide 100 ft before the impact happened. There were no injuries.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

Consumer rearended another vehicle with 35 mph impact, and dual airbags did not deploy, causing driver to hit steering wheel, driver sustained chin injury and needed 24 stiches. No prior warning of inoperative airbags.

- Colonia, NJ, USA

An accident occurred which caused vehicle off the road, and rollover into an embankment. Upon impact, both air bags failed to deploy, resulting in one fatality. Dealer notified.

- Fulton, NY, USA

While driving 50 mph on a two way rural roadway, a mini-van driving toward me made a left hand turn in front of me at 10-15 mph (failure to yield). I hit the above mini-van's front passenger corner head on with the front of my truck. After the impact with the mini-van, my truck hit an electric pole with front center of the vehicle where it came to a complete stop. The mini-van was thrown 25 paces in the opposite direction in which it was traveling. Both air bags deployed in the mini-van and driver was not seriously injured. My seat belts saved me from being thrown from vehicle. My forehead hit the top of the steering wheel. Both driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. I am still trying to overcome head injuries that resulted. Patrol officer at accident suggested I contact manufacturer on failure of airbags. I did not feel concearned at the time due to feeling fortunate that injuries could have been more severe. After a week or so went by I still had head injuries resulting from steering wheel contact and continued medical attention. One week later, a similar Dodge Ram truck's airbags did not deploy in a similar accident. I contacted manufacturer and they inspected vehicle. Their inspection resulted in determining the air bag should not have deployed in this instance. Based on witness' observations of the accident, I'm am being told to pursue this issue. At this point in time, if my head injuries are cured, I'm not planning legal actions against manufacturer and/or driver at fault. Since the accident, I have been informed of two recent similar cases involing Dodge truck's air bags. I feel concearned about the reliability of thier air bag systems in future accidents of this nature. Officer and witness accident reports and phisical markings left at accident scene reveal the impact point of vehicles and electric pole.

- New Holland, OH, USA

Vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a brick wall at 50 mph impact in which both air bags failed to deploy. Driver and passenger sustained severe rib cage injuries. They are currently under doctor's care. Dealer notified.

- Florissant, MO, USA

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40-50 mph of impact by hiting a vehicle that was in a stop position. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Dealer/manufacturer notified.

- Loveland, OH, USA

Was in an accident, air bags never opened.

- Camden, AK, USA

On January 8, 2000, I was a passenger in a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup westbound on interstate 44 near milemarker 274 in Missouri. A fenton fire department pumper truck cut from the center lane across the passing lane (which we were in) and tried to get onto the shoulder. This maneuver was done without any emergency lights, sirens, turn signals, etc. We had approx. 2 seconds to react and the driver only had time to slam on the brakes. We hit the right rear corner of the fire truck where it protruded into the passing lane at approx 50 mph. The Dodge pickup we were in was totalled per safeco insurace company. Seatbelts saved our lives, but we were injured much worse than we would have been if the airbags had gone off. Neither airbag deployed during the accident. The airbags remained undeployed up until the vehicle was last seen on 1-13-2000. Dodge clearly made a defective product if a crash of this magnitude did not set off either airbag. I have pictures of the Dodge, and can E-mailthem if requested. The ambulance report also documents the non-deployment. This needs looked into. The odds of even one airbag not going off in a crash this hard must be astronomical, but for both to not go off, something was seriously wrong.

- Saint Peters, MO, USA

While driving 50 mph had a direct frontal impact, and driver's/passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupants in this crash.

- Harrisonburg, VA, USA

The vehicle hit a power pole head-on at about 45 mph, and neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. Dealer has not seen.

- Manteca, CA, USA

When driver tried to avoid hitting a deer, he lost control of the truck and crashed into a tree head-on. There was no deployment of the driver's side or passenger's side air bags. Damages will be estimated by insurance company.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

While driving 35 mph vehicle had a frontal impact and "T boned" another vehicle. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash.

- Havelock, NC, USA

While driving between 40-45 mph, hit steel pipe head-on. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, causing injuries even with seatbelt worn at the time.

- Glidden, IA, USA

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 70 mph, and airbags did not deploy. The driver sustained minor injuries. Manufacturer has been notified.

- Pulaski, TN, USA

Consumer was driving at 70 mph, got into a front end accident that totaled three vehicles. Air bags on consumer's vehicle did not deploy. Manufacturer has been contacted..

- Pulaski, TN, USA

While consumer's spouse was driving at about 40-50 mph was involved in a front impact accident with an utility post, and air bags did not deploy. Dealer has not been contacted.

- Cocomo, IN, USA

While driving at 35 mph steering went out, causing consumer to run into a tree. Also, when applying the brakes, they were hard and didn't stop the vehicle. In addition, engine sopped/ no deployment of driver's air bag upon impact.

- Hillsboro, TX, USA