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2018 JEEP RENEGADE — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash3 injured · 1650078 · 2020-02-27

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
RENEGADE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
91,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

IN THE EVENT OF MY FRONTAL COLLISION, MY PATELLAR TENDON ON MY RIGHT LEG WAS RUPTURED AFTER MY KNEE IMPACTED THE PLASTIC STEERING COLUMN COVER WHICH HOUSES THE WINDSHEILD WIPER SWITCH, IGNTION SWITCH (PUSH-TO-START), AND TURN SIGNAL MULTIFUNCTION LEVER. MY INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR MY RUPTURED TENDON. THIS TRIM PIECE DID NOT SHATTER NOR DID IT PROTECT MY KNEE DURING IMPACT WHICH CAUSED MY TRAUMA AND NOW DEBILITATING CONDITION. FOR REFERENCE I AM 5'9 225LBS AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT ON FEBURARY 21, 2020 *LN CONSUMER LIKE TO ADD KNEE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11311885
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown