| Issue ID | 610426 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10174469 |
| Manufacurer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | RAM 1500 |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 30/10/06 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was in a frontal collision with a tree that hit in the middle of the front bumper. The approximate speed was 45 mph at the point of impact. No airbags deployed. Dodge sent an engineer to investigate it and found, per their letter dated november 16, 2006, "that there were no manufacturing defects". *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | AMHERST, NY |
| VIN pattern | 1D7HU18D74SXXXXXX |
| 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 | 23/10/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 45 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | TOWNE AUTOMOTIVE |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | HAMBURG |
| Dealer's state code | NY |
| Dealer's ZIP code |