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2018 JEEP RENEGADE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1662809 · 2020-05-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
RENEGADE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN APRIL 2020, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT, MY CAR SLID OFF COUNTRY ROAD, HEADING STRAIGHT DUE TO ICE. I WAS GOING 65 (THE SPEED LIMIT) I HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLIDE INTO THE ON COMING LANE IN FRONT OF A SEMI AND IN A SPLIT SECOND TURNED MY WHEEL TO AVOID COLLISION AND AT FULL IMPACT HIT THE DITCH HEAD ON. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, I IN TURN SLAMMED MY HEAD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL FROM IMPACT AND I'M STILL SUFFERING FROM CONSTANT HEADACHES AND NECK PAIN.*DT*TR*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11324305
Machine
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