NHTSA complaint: 2008 CHRYSLER 300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER ESCAPED BY KICKING OUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BEFORE THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE SCENE AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION, HOSPITALIZATION, AND REHAB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY, ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation