Three problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 1997 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Sitting at a stop sign another vehicle made a wide turn and hit consumer's vehicle on driver's side. Upon impact, driver side airbag didn't deploy. Vehicle was towed to body shop for repairs. Didn't contact dealer nor manufacturer.
When traveling 35 mph consumer was involved in a head-on collsion in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Consumer has contacted the manufacturer, manufacturer stated this was normal operation.
Was in a direct frontal impact and there was no deployment of driver's/passenger's side airbags. Also brakes locked up.