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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

1 injured · 1491859 · 2018-08-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
Miles at failure
24,400
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DOING 20 MPH IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS MY PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED HITTING AN ELDERLY PASSENGER IN THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD. HURTING THEM. THE HEADREST DEPLOYED LIKE AN AIRBAG. IT WAS SPRING LOADED. I CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND THESE HEADRESTS SHOULD NOT BE IN ANY VEHICLE AT ALL. I FEAR NOW THAT WHILE I'M DRIVING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST WILL DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AND HURT ME TOO WHILE DRIVING. THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. VERY UPSET

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11120505
Machine
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