# 2025 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `2195102` · 2026-04-09 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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.
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