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1992 JEEP CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

1 injured · 23746 · 1995-10-25

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BROKE, CAUSING INJURIES WHEN OPEN. TT CONSUMER STATES REAR DOOR VERY HEAVY TO CLOSE AT TIMES, AFTER ACCIDENT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED ALL THE DOORS ARE LIKE THAT, EVEN THE TEMPERATURE AFFECTS THEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CYLINDERS, WHEN CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR, IT APPARENTLY DID NOT CATCH AND FLEW BACK AND INJURED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
973929
Machine
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