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2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 1543364 · 2019-02-26

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
13,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AN OBJECT FELL BETWEEN THE MIDDE SEAT AND THE ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOOR SO WHEN THE DOOR WAS ELECTRONICALLY OPENED THE OBJECT WAS CAUGHT CAUSING THE DOOR TO REVERSE AND TRY TO CLOSE HOWEVER I WAS LEANING THROUGHTHE DOOR AT THAT POINT AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY CHEST TRIGGERING THE DOOR TO TRY AND RE-OPEN. WHEN THE DOOR STARTED TO REPON I HIT THE OBJECT AGAIN IMMEDIATELY CLOSING WITHOUT ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO GET MY BODY OUT. THE DOOR RE-CLOSED SQUISHING ME AND STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE SIDE DOOR BUTTON TO OPENAND WRIGGLED OUT BUT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE LOGIC IF THE DOOR HITS SOMETHING BOTH OPENING THEN CLOSING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR CAN CRUSH YOU.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11182662
Machine
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