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2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1384567 · 2017-06-13

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
52 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS INVOLVED IN A PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN FACT AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, ALL ELECTRONICS WHEN HAYWIRE. WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP/DOWN, DISPLAY ON RADIO SAID SOMETHING LIKE NO SERVICE, LIGHTS WERE BLINKING, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. IMPACT OCCURRED JUST BEHIND THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL AND ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR WHEEL. SEEMS LIKE THE ELECTRONICS COULD BE BETTER PROTECTED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON THAT SIDE OF THE VAN. I WAS ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO PICK UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10995028
Machine
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