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2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

2 injured · 1194752 · 2015-06-30

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
93,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BURNS TO THE CHEST AND ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE METAL FRAGMENT WAS VISIBLE HOWEVER DID NOT RELEASE THE METAL FRAGMENT AND BECAME TRAPPED WITHIN THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10731174
Machine
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