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2014 DODGE DURANGO — SEATS

1 injured · 1673144 · 2020-06-29

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED. IT BURST FORWARD HITTING ME ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD SO HARD I STRUGGLED TO KEEP CONTROL. I WAS IN MOTION, NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY.*DT CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WILL BE REPLACING THE HEADSET NEXT WEEK.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11331632
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown