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2007 JEEP WRANGLER — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1198270 · 2015-07-13

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
103,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I STRUCK THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE I HIT. THE FINAL TOTAL FOR REPAIRS OF MY JEEP WERE APPROXIMATELY $13,000. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO HIT MY WRIST AGAINST THE THE STEERING WHEEL AND I SUFFERED A MODERATE WRIST INJURY THAT STILL BOTHERS ME MONTHS LATER. I WOULD THINK WITH $13,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE IT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO GET THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY BUT IT DID NOT. I BELIEVE THE INJURIES I SUFFERED COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. ...UPDATED 08/27/15 *BF UPDATED 12/7/2015*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10733721
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