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2009 Dodge Grand Caravan air bags problems

138 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
138 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 41 complaints that include mileage. 20% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 41 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

2009 dodge caravan modified by the braun corporation to include a manual ramp for wheelchair passengers was traveling on a 2 lane icy bridge and was unable to stop for a 1997 chevy truck that had already slid out on the bridge and was left sitting across both lanes. The dodge caravan hit the vehicle head on with such force that the driver had the parts from an artificial hip come out. When looking at the vehicle the airbags didn't deploy but the front end is seriously damaged and the vehicle is a total loss.

Reported at 24,573 miles, February 2011 CrashInjury

I tried to avoid hitting a deer and when swerving I went off the road and hit a telephone pole at 55 miles an hour. My airbags didn't deploy and I am now out of work with herniated discs in my neck. I have 4 young children that don't understand that daddy cannot play with them! I will now forever be worried if I'm going to move wrong and be paralyzed! I'm scared and shouldn't be! This vehicles safety systems should have operated properly!

Reported at 65,000 miles, October 2011 CrashInjury

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