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2005 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN Air Bags Knee Bolster Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	583085
Internal NHTSA #	10153449
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	GRAND CARAVAN
Model Year	2005
File date	03/02/06
Component	AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is a copy of an email i sent to chrysler concerning an accident on 2-3-06 my wife was involved in. Chrysler held up repairs and sent a "special investigator" to look at the van. To make a long story short chrysler now says the air bag worked as designed and they are denying our claim. We are getting the run around on the phone and chrysler will not discuss it with us now. All i was asking was for them to recall this feature and make it deploy to cause less injury and or disable it on our van. Thank you jimmy sutherland my wife was involved in an accident in our 2005 dodge grand caravan, all the air bags deployed and i was impressed with the way the vehicle performed with exception to the drivers knee airbag. This airbag is located under the steering column and behind both a metal and plastic dashplate, when deployed these dashplates were forced into my wife's lower legs causing injuries from the knees down. No other injuries were suffered by anyone in either vehicle other than these leg injuries. This leads me to believe that if this air bag wasn't there she would have had no injuries either. Or if this air bag was installed similar to the drivers steering wheel air bag and not behind the two plates then no injuries would have been suffered. I have pictures if you would like to view a sample at this link http://www. Rebelwithaclue. Com/cindys%20accident. Jpg i have always been pleased with the dodge product i do own a 2000 dakota quad cab along with the 2005 grand caravan and these are not our first dodges. I would hate for them to be our last because of this airbag situation, my wife is now afraid because of the injuries and wonders what could have happened if it had been at high speed. Amputation? I hope not. I usually would not suggest disabling a safety device but i feel this would be safer if disabled. Thank you jimmy sutherland. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLOVIS, NM
VIN pattern	1D4GP24R25BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	20/06/05
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	45
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Dealer's name	BENDER DODGE
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Dealer's city	CLOVIS
Dealer's state code	NM
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN Air Bags Knee Bolster Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Dodge GRAND CARAVAN Air Bags Knee Bolster Problems, Complaints and Defects

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