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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — WHEELS

crash1 injured · 1081265 · 2014-06-30

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
3,393
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SIDE SWIPED A SCHOOL BUS. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE MEDIA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE SPINNING ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND FINALLY STOPPING. THE CAR WAS TOTALED - THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS TWISTED, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DESTROYED, THE BUMPER WAS HANGING OFF. THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE CAR - NOT ONE CORNER OR AREA OF THE CAR WAS NOT DENTED, DINGED OR SCRAPED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED (DESPITE THE VIOLENT NATURE OF THE CRASH). I WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT HAD A HERNIATED DISC IN MY BACK AND AN INJURY TO THE ROTATOR CUFF IN MY RIGHT ARM AND MISSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME FROM WORK WHILE RECOVERING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10607080
Machine
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