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1996 JEEP CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 302420 · 2001-07-04

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AS PER THE NEWS ON 07/04/2001 FITS THE INCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, A TEENAGE FRIEND WAS DRIVING ALONE. HE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THE DOG WAS OUT OF THE YARD. HE SAID HE PUT IT IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO GET THE DOG. THE JEEP INADVERTENTLY ROLLED IN REVERSE INTO A NEIGHBORS FENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. I HAD TO PAY THE NEIGHBOR FOR THE DAMAGE TO HIS FENCE. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AS I DEEMED IT HIS ERROR AND DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
747795
Machine
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