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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SEATS

1 injured · 1572991 · 2019-06-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
67,705
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, MY DRIVERS SIDE HEAD REST "EXPLODED" AND HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THE FORCE PUSHED ME FORWARD AND I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT I WAS REAR-ENDED. I ENDED UP WITH A SEVERE HEADACHE AND SORE NECK. I CAN SEE THIS DEFECT EASILY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, BUT COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL IF I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE OR EXPRESSWAY RAMP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11218542
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown