2015 Dodge Charger Air Bags

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Charger. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V018000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Charger. The contact stated while driving 60MPH the vehicle started shaking and going side to side. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the medium barricades and hit the front passenger and front driver sides of the vehicles and the airbags did not deploy. The contact stated that no warning lights came on and no police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF CORPUS CHRISTI (4313 S STAPLES ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V018000 (AIR BAGS). UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE, HIS GRANDSON NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED ANOTHER UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE MECHANIC WAS INFORMED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE OWNER WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $300 FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *DT*JB*DT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V018000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BROWN'S JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 483 NY-112, EAST PATCHOGUE, NY 11772, (888) 615-2184) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V018000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. VICTORY CHRYSLER/JEEP (64 BREENSBURG ST, DELMONT, PA 15626) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V018000 (AIR BAGS). POSNER PARK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (42650 US-27, DAVENPORT, FL 33837, 1-863-588-7539) WAS CONTACTED AS SOON AS THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALER; HOWEVER, WITHIN LESS THAN THREE HOURS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AFTER INITIALLY INDICATING THAT IT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THERE WOULD BE A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PARTS DELAY AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON FEB 15, 2018 AT ABOUT 2:00 P.M. MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED AND THE FRONT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.I AM LOOKING FOR HELP INVESTIGATING THIS.

TAKATA RECALL

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING SIDE IMPACT CRASH THE OTHER VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. ACCIDENT WAS IN A PARKING LOT BUT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT SPEED, IMPACT AND DAMAGE. IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT IT PUSHED THE CHARGER SIDEWAYS OVER A CURB AND UP ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON DOOR AND SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION AND IS STILL SUFFERING HEADACHES AND BODY PAIN. OUR CONTACT AT THE REPAIR SHOP EXPRESSED SURPRISE THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ALSO THE SRS INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT.

I GOT A TAKATA NOTICE IN THE MAIL SAYING I'M A REGISTERED OWNER OF ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES WITH THE TAKATA AIRBAG AND MY AIRBAG ALERT IS RED ON MY DASHBOARD BUT THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHETHER THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.