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2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

2 injured · 1055047 · 2014-04-09

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2012 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY (RENTAL). CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RENTAL VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR & PASSENGER SEATS MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SLIDING DOORS JUST BEHIND THE FRONT DOORS WERE ELECTRONICALLY OPERATED. THERE WERE 2 OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND AND A TEEN-AGED DRIVER INADVERTENTLY HAD THEIR HAND ON THE CAR FRAME, AND WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT DID NOT STOP, WHEN IT HIT THEIR HANDS. IT KEPT MOVING AND MASHED THEIR HANDS BETWEEN THE MOVING DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. THE INJURIES WERE NOT SEVERE. HOWEVER, A SAFETY SWITCH IS NEEDED TO STOP THE DOOR. A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WAS FOUND IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE SEAT, JUST BEHIND THE FRONT SEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE SITTING IN THE SEATS, AND DECIDED TO TAKE A NAP. WHEN SHE WENT TO RE-POSITION THE SEAT, TO ITS UPRIGHT POSITION, SHE TURNED SIDEWAYS TO PULL THE LEVER ON THE SIDE, BUT WHEN SHE PULLED IT, THE ENTIRE BACK REST ASSEMBLY SLAMMED HER FORWARD WITH CONSIDERABLE IMPACT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE HEAD REST ATOP THE BACK REST SLAMMED FORWARD WITH MUCH MORE IMPACT AND IT HIT HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10577689
Machine
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