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2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 1318912 · 2016-09-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
16,600
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WAS IN A WRECK THIS PASS SEPTEMBER 17 AND THE AIR BAGS GOT DEPLOYED.MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS INJURED IN HER HEAD AND IT LOOK LIKE THE BAGS THROUGH SOME SORT OF METAL WITH WHITE POWDER.I HAVE NO CLUE IF THIS WAS NORMAL .BUT MY CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNED ..I HAS GONE TO GEEP IN 2015 TO GET ENGINE TUNE UP.AND I ASKED ABOUT TAKATA RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE WORKING ON IT .AND THE WOULD CALL ME BACK .WELL THEY NEVER DID. NOW THAT MY CAR SUFFERED THIS HORRIBLE ACCIDENT I WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY NEVER DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION MY CAR WAS TURNING ON A GREEN LIGHT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNED OVER A RED LIGHT AND HIT US. MY AIR BAGS DIPLOID AND THAT'S WEN I SAW THIS WEIRD SMELL AND STILL FEEL LIKE I HAVE SOMETHING IN EYES. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO AFTER THIS AND WHAT STEPS TO TAKE .

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10908059
Machine
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