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2012 Dodge Dart air bags problems

68 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Dodge Dart, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
68 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
25 and 1
Injuries and deaths
21 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Dart Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 58 complaints that include mileage. 60% 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 miles10
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 58 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 25 crashes, 1 fire, 21 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge dart. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to eventually restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the key fob and the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. In addition, while driving 45 MPH, the contact noticed a burning odor coming from the vehicle.

Reported at 28,000 miles, July 2013 CrashFireInjury

Sevice air bag light illuminated at approximately 60,000 miles. When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat and buckles their seat belt, a warning appears on the dash stating the passenger seat belt is not buckled.

Reported at 60,000 miles, May 2018

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