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2001 Dodge Caravan air bags problems

43 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Dodge Caravan, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2001 Dodge Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 50% 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 miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Here's a dead guy from a bad dodge caravan clockspring that you refuse to recall beyong fy2000. What is it you government galloofs do all day? New york - a famed strongman who once lifted 3,200 pounds at coney island during its heyday and was still bending quarters with his fingers at age 104 died monday after he was hit by a minivan. Joe rollino was struck as he crossed a major street in brooklyn, and suffered a broken pelvis, head trauma and broken ribs. He died a few hours later at an area hospital.

January 2010 InjuryDeath

(1) the airbag light was staying on during vehicle operation, and the horn and cruise control were also non operative. This is on our 2001 dodge caravan. We also have a 1999 dodge caravan that received a safety recall (notification code d17) for the exact same problem, only it covered 1998-2000 for the recall of clocksprings. Our 2001 dodge caravan had the same symptoms as the recall for the 1998-2000 dodge caravans, but was not covered, since it is a 2001.

Reported at 96,733 miles, March 2005

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