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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1600670 · 2019-09-06

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
49,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 9/6/19 WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON A FOUR LANE ROAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST "EXPLODED" PROPELLING THE FRONT HALF OF THE HEADREST VIOLENTLY FORWARD. THIS CAUSED A HARD HIT TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD THAT LEFT ME STUNNED. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND COULD SEE THAT IT HAD SPLIT FORCING THE FRONT HALF INTO MY HEAD. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR MERGING ONTO THE NEARBY INTERSTATE THAT WAS MY DESTINATION, THIS IMPACT LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE HIT WAS SO FORCEFUL THAT I AM CONCERNED IT MAY HAVE DONE SOME DAMAGE TO MY NECK, SO I MAY HAVE TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE. ONCE I GOT HOME I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY REPORTS AND LAWSUITS REGARDING THIS DEFECT IN THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT HEADREST ON CHRYSLER/ JEEP PRODUCTS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. SURELY THIS ISSUE MERITS A RECALL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11253751
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