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2012 CHRYSLER 300 — AIR BAGS

crash · 1320741 · 2016-09-26

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
66,656

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE AUTO START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOG LIGHT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE AND LATER STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DUE TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,656. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10909727
Machine
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