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2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — AIR BAGS

firecrash · 1051487 · 2014-04-01

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HAD MINOR FRONTAL IMPACT AND NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT MY VAN BURST INTO FLAMES/FIRE ON THE RIGHT(PASSENGER) SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MINOR IMPACT.WE SAW RED LIQUID RUNNING DOWN THE CURB AS WE GOT OUT OF THE BURNING VAN. THIS VAN WAS TOTALED BY THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO FIXING THIS VAN BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT. GOT THERE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN![XXX] WE COULD HAVE LOST OUR LIVES, MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I .I LOOKED A LONG TIME TO FIND WHAT I WANTED ON MY VAN. NOW IT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ME BECAUSE OF A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM. HARD TIME FINDING ONE THAT HAS ALL EQUIPMENT LIKE MY CHRYSLER T & C LIMITED LOADED. NOW REALLY SCARED TO BY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VAN. WE HAD 2 PREVIOUS DODGE VANS. I HAVE PICS OF THIS VAN ON FIRE, BEING HOOKED UP TO WRECKER AND AT THE TOW LOT BURNT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10576096
Machine
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