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Old 08-08-2007, 11:45 PM
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Wrecked my 2007 Ram today!!!

After just having the week of hell this happends to me.

One other thing to note my air bag did not work!!!! #40 plus crash and no air bag
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Old 08-08-2007, 11:52 PM
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Zoikes! Sorry to see that. On the positive side of things....you're alright.
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that must of hurt

i would be calling DC about the air bags

that just wrong at least they didnt come out
hope your OK not hurt to bad
Old 08-08-2007, 11:55 PM
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First of all, I hope all involved are alright?
I have heard that Airbags go off only in severe crashes? They say if you walk away only bruised you probably wouldn't have wanted an explosion in your face? With that said if there were no injuries, it's always a shame to see a banged up CTD
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If I did not have my seat belt I would of went into window.
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Sorry about the accident, glad no serious injury. Might want to repair the bumper with a Ranch Hand or similar product.

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Ouch man, Glad to hear that you guys are alright.

Sucks about the dodge but it can be fixed.
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40 mph and that is all the damage!
that is a tough truck!!!
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Originally Posted by Wulfdiesel
40 mph and that is all the damage!
that is a tough truck!!!
Yeah is that grill even cracked???
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well your truck is fixable as long as you are ok is what matters. did you rearend someone or what happened?
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Airbags only deploy under certain conditions. If you hit a moveable object then there probably was not enough enrgy to trigger them. If you hit head on with an oncoming moving vehicle or a stationary object like an oak tree they probably would have deployed. It was good that you were wearing your seatbelt!. Also airbag deployment can cause some significant injuries themselves so you are probably better off that it did not. The way I drive, hand on top of the stearing wheel will probably get my arm broken on my skull or at the least a broken nose if mine ever goes off in a crash.

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I hit a Subaru head on at 50mph, then flipped, and no airbag deployment.
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this mazda's bag did not deploy either......




This incident happened in May 9, 2006 at EDSA Road, Metro Manila, Philippines.

11 days after the incident, representatives of Ford and Mazda Philippines met with them. Their investigation have concluded that they were not moving fast enough at impact to deploy the air bags.





seems like you have to hit the bag sensors just right to make them deploy...sorry about your brand new truck!!!
Glad you guys are ok...
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I am no physisist but there are more than a couple of dynamics involved. On the other hand they are only pieces of equipment that could be prone to failure. More likely though the required force was not present

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for the airbags to go off you must be applying the breaks enough to tilt the truck forward and then have an object hit the front of the vehicle.


not sure if you were applying the breaks enough or not.


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