NHTSA complaint: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND CHEST BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,993.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation