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2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1352948 · 2017-02-01

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
96,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN A VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STRUCK ME HEAD ON. THE IMPACT FROM COLLISION LEFT ME SERIOUSLY INJURED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE NEAREST TRAUMA CENTER. NEITHER MY FRONT OF SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE COLLISION. I SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM FROM THE SIDE IMPACT AND A DISLOCATED HIP, PELVIC FRACTURE, AND PATELLA INJURIES FROM THE FRONT IMPACT. I AM UNSURE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE CONTAINED DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS REGARDING WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10948864
Machine
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