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2025 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

1 injured · 2195102 · 2026-04-09

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
3,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the tailgate was inoperable. While in the rear of the vehicle, his wife pressed the tailgate button, and the tailgate forcibly closed without warning. The contact sustained an injury to the top of the head that made him fall to the ground, where he lay injured for approximately 20 minutes; medical attention was provided at the clinic and a hospital. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was unfamiliar with the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and assigned an inspector from Bosch who was unable to keep the tailgate raised. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11730104
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown