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2006 Dodge Caravan air bags problems

28 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Dodge Caravan, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
28 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
63,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 63,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 63,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 43% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 21 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge caravan. While driving at 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained shoulder, wrist, and foot injuries that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,300.

Reported at 83,300 miles, October 2015 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 dodge grand caravan. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer advised that the passenger air bag sensor was defective. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 51,347 and the current mileage was 55,600. Updated 09/09/10. The consumer was informed his vehicle was not a part of the recall. Updated 09/14/10

Reported at 51,347 miles, May 2010

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