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2013 DODGE AVENGER — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1684555 · 2020-08-13

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
AVENGER
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HELLO I GUESS MY CAR HAS A RECALL I DIDNT NO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP GOT SOME PARTS MY IN THERE SYSTEM I WORK OUT OF TOWN I TRAVEL ALOT DROVE THE OUT OF STATE I GOT IN A ACCIDENT POLICE CAME WROTE A REPORT SAID IT WAS MY FAULT IN THE IMPACT THE AIRBAGS NEVER OPEN AND THE SEAT BET BECAME LOSS IT TAKES LONGER TO RETURN IN ITS ROLLED UP POSITION I THOUGHT MAYBE THE AIRBAGS DIDNT OPEN CAUSE THE IMPACT WASNT HARD ENOUGH WILL I JUST LEFT IT LIKE THAT I ENDED UP FIXING THE CAR ON MY OWN DIDNT WONT MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSURANCE DIDNT MAKE IT A BIGGER DEAL AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME ALL THIS CORONAVIRUS HAPPENS THIS WAS IN TEXAS MY JOB ENDED I CAME BACK HOME TO NEVADA TIME PASSED WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET MORE PARTS NOTHING A FEW DAYS LATER YESTERDAY I GET A TEXT FROM THE DEALER MY CAR HAS A RECALL THEY WON'T TO FIX IT AND CHRYSLER IS GOING TO PAY FOR MY RENTAL CAUSE THEY NEED THE CAR A FEW DAYS I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT REAL BAD I FIX THE CAR ON MY OWN CAUSE I DIDNT NEED MORE PROBLEMS MY BACK STILL HURTS FROM TIME TO TIME I JUST THOUGHT I SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE THANK U

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11349126
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