# 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
> NHTSA complaint `23746` · 1995-10-25 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
## 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
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