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2012 Dodge Avenger air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 110 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Avenger, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
110 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
22 and 0
Injuries and deaths
23 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Avenger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 18 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 62 complaints that include mileage. 45% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles18
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 62 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 22 crashes, 23 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic stop, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was a passenger in the vehicle and sustained minor leg and back injuries. The driver of the vehicle was thrown into the steering wheel and was also injured. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene but was not inspected to determine the cause of the failure.

December 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the occupant restraint module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

Reported at 76,000 miles, October 2014

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