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2015 CHRYSLER 300 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1633065 · 2019-12-30

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MONDAY MORNING DECEMBER 23RD APPROXIMATELY 4:15 AM. ON A RAINY WEATHER CONDITION, I WAS DRIVING ON THE 91 EASTBOUND FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, I WAS ON THE 3RD MIDDLE LANE, NEAR GREEN RIVER ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF IT LOCKED ON ME, MY CAR STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND I COULDN'T BREAK OR RELEASE THE STEERING WHEEL, I KNEW I HAD LOST CONTROL AT THIS POINT, BRACING MYSELF, I HIT THE HEAD ON THE CENTER DIVIDER, I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ENDED BY HITTING THE RAIL ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER, FULL IMPACT. MY BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I HAVE A CHEST CONTUSION AS A RESULT OF ME HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL FULL FORCE AND COMPRESSION FRACTURE ON MY THORACIC VERTEBRA NUMBER 7 AS CONFIRMED BY THE CT BODY SCAN/X-RAY FROM THE ER. PLEASE, SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP ME OUT HERE.*DT*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11292159
Machine
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