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2006 JEEP COMMANDER — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1234158 · 2015-10-31

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
COMMANDER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
127,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY JEEP WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH IN A T-BONE MANNER CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND BEGIN BARREL ROLL TWO REVOLUTIONS BEFORE NOSE-OVER LANDING ON THE ROOF. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN BOTH VEHICLES BEING TOTALLY DESTROYED. NO FATALITIES BUT SERIOUS INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY ME. I AM A FORMER TRAFFIC COP AND HAVE WORK MANY, MANY TRAFFIC CRASHES WITH ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES WITH ALL TYPES OF INJURIES / FATALITIES REPORTING SO I FEEL QUALIFIED TO SAY I AM SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAGS ON MY JEEP NEVER DEPLOYED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10787486
Machine
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