The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Dodge Viper: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Dodge reported 12 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Dodge Viper, model years 2004–2017, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 745 | — |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 5 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 3 |
| Suspension System | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Wheels | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Dodge Viper puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Dodge Viper, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2021 Q1 |
| 2018-01-24 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Fire | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-22 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Fire | 2017 Q4 |
| 2016-02-14 | 2010 | TX | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-09-12 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2015 Q3 |
| not reported | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-04-14 | 2013 | MI | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2013 Q2 |
| not reported | 2005 | FL | 0 | 1 | Wheels | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-12-02 | 2006 | AR | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Tires | 2015 Q4 |
| 2012-11-30 | 2006 | AR | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Wheels | 2012 Q4 |
| not reported | 2005 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Engine and Cooling System · Visibility | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-01-17 | 2004 | IT | 1 | 0 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Other | 2010 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Dodge received alleging a death or injury in a Dodge Viper and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Viper that sold more will have more rows. All Dodge models · What these reports are, and are not.