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2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

crash1 injured · 1726341 · 2021-02-11

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Miles at failure
16,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CHRYSLER'S READY ALERT BRAKING SYSTEM (RAB) WHICH CHRYSLER SAYS IS NOT INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO IT'S VIN. THE RAB SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE (WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER YOUR CAMPAIGN 14V104000) CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES EXACTLY YOU DESCRIBED AS THE REASON FOR YOUR RECALL CAMPAIGN IN THE FIRST PLACE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE SYSTEM. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NEW AND THE RAB SYSTEM WAS EVEN DEMONSTRATED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP SALESPERSON DURING MY ORIGINAL TEST DRIVE. IN ADDITION TO ACCIDENT/MEDICAL REPORTS, THE BROKEN ANKLE BONES COULD ONLY HAVE COME FROM UNFORGIVING HARD BRAKE PEDAL, DURING THE CRASH AS OUR VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11395737
Machine
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