NHTSA complaint: 2014 JEEP PATRIOT — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND EAR INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation