NHTSA complaint: 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, BUT WAS DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TATE CHRYSLER, GLEN BURNIE, MD, 410-863-5530) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO PICK UP THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation