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2017 JEEP CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1948857 · 2023-12-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
58,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact's wife owns a 2017 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle before him stopped suddenly, causing his vehicle to crash into the rear end of the other vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The emergency units transported the contact to the hospital, where he was informed that his upper spine disk could be dislocated or fractured. An appointment was scheduled for an MRI. A police report was filed. The vehicle remained at the scene on the side of the road. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11559133
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown