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1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 310082 · 2001-08-24

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING ON A RAMP AT A INCLINE TO BACK A BOAT INTO WATER, WHEN IT INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, CAUSING BOAT TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE, AND DAMAGED BACK OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TRAILER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
895174
Machine
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