Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge charger. While the contact's vehicle was at a stop sign, another vehicle crashed into the rear side of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to repair the body damage. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v352000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
2010 Dodge Charger: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 232 complaints about the 2010 Dodge Charger describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 70,000
- recalls
- 4
Is there a fix? There are 4 recalls for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
The driver owned a 2010 dodge charger. While traveling on an interstate, a wrong-way driver of a ford SUV collided with the front of the dodge resulting in an approximate 45 MPH delta-v based on the acm of the wrong way vehicle. The dodge was then rear-ended by a truck tractor with a loaded trailer traveling at freeway speeds estimated at approximately 55 MPH. The air bag failed to deploy in either collision. The driver sustained fatal injuries. A police investigation was initiated. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed on behalf of the deceased. Due to the level of damage, the vehicle mileage was not attained. ...updated 05/17/17 *bf ..updated 05/23/17 *bf ..updated 09/07/17 *bf updated 9/28/18*jb *dt *jb *dt *tr*dt the consumer submitted the police report.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 dodge charger. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and lower back, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a storage facility. The vehicle was not diagnosed, and was declared a total loss by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Updated 09/06/17 *bf updated 09/14/2017
I was hit on driver's front side where the headlight was. Airbags did not deploy I sustained abdominal blunt trauma from the seat belt. I sprained my left collar bone and had bruising in my chest area from where I hit the steering wheel.
My son and I were traveling home in charleston wv. We merged onto the patrick st bridge in the left lane. There was a disabled vehicle in the lane that did not have on it's hazard lights. Due to rain and wet conditions, when I applied the brakes to stop the car hydroplaned and hit dead center in the rear of the 2006 ford explorer that was disabled. The crashed caused the rear of my car to lift slightly off the ground and moved all front end components from the grill to the radiator etc... Into the engine. This shifted the engine backwards, crumpled both fenders, and also the hood. The airbags did not deploy at all for either passenger side for my son or driver side for myself. No one was injured in the crash. The car is being considered a total loss at this time. Everyone I have spoken to are shocked the airbags did not deploy with the amount of damage the impact caused. I have seen that there was a recall on the 2011-2012 dodge chargers for airbags but I did not see a recall for my make or model. I will be following up with dodge also to investigate this problem.
Sitting stopped behind a car that was preparing to make a left. I was rear ended by another car and was pushed into the car in front of me . My airbag didn't deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge charger. The contact was driving 40 MPH when a vehicle ran a stop sign. The contact attempted to avoid a crash and ended up crashing into a pole. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed the dealer for repair and inspection. The dealer advised that they were unaware as to why the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that they would send an investigator to further inspect the vehicle. The failure and the current mileage was 36,000.
On a trip to nashville we were on the interstate going 60 MPH when it started to rain slightly. Going downhill the rain came down harder and we started to hydroplane. I lost control of the car scraped against the left guard concrete wall. We then spun around multiple times then crashed head long into the right concrete wall. We hit our heads on the windsheild, rearview mirror flew off, banged up our legs and arms. All the while the air bags never deployed.
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 4, 2019. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V01.
Recall number 19V018000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger vehicles, and 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Chrysler is recalling certain 2009-2010 RAM 4500 Cab Chassis, RAM 5500 Cab Chassis, RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Chrysler is also recalling certain 2009 RAM 3500, RAM 2500, RAM 4500 Cab Chassis, RAM 5500 Cab Chassis, Dodge Durango, Chrysler Aspen, RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U03.
Recall number 18V021000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2010 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2010 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2012 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2012 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2012 Chrysler 300, 2006-2012 Dodge Charger, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009 RAM 3500, 2007-2009 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008-2009 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2009 Dodge Durango, 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2009 Jeep Wrangler, 2008-2009 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2009 Chrysler 300, 2006-2009 Dodge Charger, 2005-2009 Dodge Dakota and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in AZ, AR, DE, Washington D.C., IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Chrysler is recalling certain 2005-2008 RAM 2500, 2006-2008 RAM 3500, 2007-2008 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, 2008 RAM 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis, 2004-2008 Dodge Durango, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2007-2008 Jeep Wrangler, 2008 Dodge Challenger, 2005-2008 Dodge Magnum, 2005-2008 Chrysler 300, 2006-2008 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2008 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles originally sold, or registered, in AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY.
- Risk
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S43. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-7700.
Recall number 16V352000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8, 2006-2010 Dodge Charger, 2005-2008 Magnum, 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota, and 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for Chrylser on June 8, 2015. The recall for Mitsubishi started on June 24, 2015. Chrysler and Dodge owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1‑888‑648‑7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is R25. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V817 in its entirety. Vehicles that have had their driver side frontal air bag replaced previously need to have their air bag replaced under this recall as well.
Recall number 15V313000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2010 Dodge Charger no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2010 Dodge Charger?
8 of 232 owner complaints about the 2010 Dodge Charger (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Dodge Charger?
There are 4 recalls and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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Stalling 24Check engine light 17Fuel smell 12Won't start 10Knocking 6Ball joint 5Fire or smoke 5Loss of power 5
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