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2020 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1669805 · 2020-06-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
2,011
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS PULLING INTO SHOP ON NICE SUNNY DAY. I TURNED TAKING A RIGHT OFF ROAD AND SOME LADY SWERVED RIGHT OFF ROAD AND HIT ME DOING 50MPG. THIS CAUSED ME TO GO FORWARD IN VEHICLE AND ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. I THEN HIT A METAL CARPORT WHICH CRASHED ON MY ROOF. BUSTED SUNROOF, HIT SIDE OF BRICK WALL ON PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN WENT DOWN INTO A STEEP DITCH AND PARTIALLY BACK UP. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I DID SEE ONE BLACK OVAL SHAPED AIRBAG BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE AFTERWARDS. JEEP WAS TOTALED. FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED LOOKED LIKE A BIG MOUTH. BOTH WHEELS WERE TURNED IN AND BUSTED. IT WAS CRUSHED.. SIDES WERE COMPLETELY DENTED IN. NOT SURE IF I ACCELERATED OR THE VEHICLE DID ON ITS OWN AS I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION. NOTIFIED JEEP THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT TO DO A REPORT AS I WAS INJURED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11329281
Machine
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