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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 1118019 · 2014-10-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY CUT THE CONTACT OFF. THE VEIHCLE WAS THROWN 15 FEET INTO THE AIR AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED NOSE-FIRST INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER AND A CHILD PASSENGER WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CHILD'S UPPER BODY THEN BECAME PLUNGED UNDERWATER IN THE EMBANKMENT. THE CHILD SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE HEAD AND LUNG FAILURE FROM ALMOST DROWNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND A FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. ALL OF THE VEHCLE OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10643131
Machine
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