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2006 Chrysler 300 air bags problems

258 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Chrysler 300, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
258 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
23 and 1
Injuries and deaths
25 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Chrysler 300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 40 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 23 crashes, 1 fire, 25 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 chrysler 300. While driving 55 MPH, the contact crashed into a deer and the engine caught fire. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The contact sustained bruised ribs, but did not receive medical attention. A policy report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Reported at 35,000 miles, April 2016 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler 300. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v313000 (air bags) however, the part needed to perform the recall repair was unavailable. The contact was told by his local dealer that there were no parts or a remedy available to service the vehicle however, when contacting the dealer that was further from him, he was advised that they did have parts available.

Reported at 67,000 miles, December 2015 CrashInjury

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