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2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 1097461 · 2014-08-13

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
126,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND A FLORIDA STATE TROOPER WAS BEHIND ME, ALSO STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO EASE FORWARD, AWAITING TO HIT THE GAS WHEN THE TROOPER HIT HIS GAS, SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF MY JEEP SO HARD THAT IT LIFTED THE BACK OF MY JEEP UP AND FORCED THE FRONT END TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS REAR BUMPER - PUSHING ME FORWARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET. MY JEEP STALLED DURING THE HIT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10622029
Machine
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