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2005 JEEP LIBERTY — AIR BAGS

crash · 1146474 · 2015-01-10

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
111,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TWO VEHICLES TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT POSTING OF 50MPH. WE WERE HIT ON THE PASS. SIDE FRONT FENDER, SENDING US HEAD-ON INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER, SENDING US AIR BORN AND SPUN AROUND, COMING DOWNWARD, LANDING NOSE FIRST BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, STRIKING THE OTHER VEHICLE UPON LANDING, AND SLID ANOTHER 100 YARDS INTO THE RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. PASS. WAS CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE BY EMS. BOTH OCCUPANTS TAKEN TO HOSP. ONE OF THE SEVERAL INJURIES WAS A LACERATION TO THE NECK OF THE PASS. FROM THE SEATBELT, LEAVING A PERMANENT SCAR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! PASS. ALSO RECEIVED CERVICAL AND LUMBAR INJURIES AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE. DRIVER RECEIVED RIGHT & LEFT SHOULDER, RIGHT UPPER & LOWER QUADRANT, AND NECK TRAUMA. BOTH OCCUPANTS ARE HAVING CONTINUOUS HEADACHES TO DATE. BOTH OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN FIRE & RESCUE FOR OVER 35 YEARS EACH, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10671527
Machine
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