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2000 DODGE DURANGO — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

crash · 432561 · 2003-09-29

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH DODGE DURANGO AND FULL-SIZED DODGE PICKUPS. THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE EXTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPOT FOR SMALLER DRIVERS! TALLER MEN WHO WOULD TYPICALLY CHOSE THIS VEHICLE MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THEIR SMALLER SPOUSE OR KIDS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE. THE WIDTH OF THE DOOR FRAME ALSO COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. WE JUST INVESTIGATED ANOTHER RIGHT-ANGLE CRASH WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE FEMALE DRIVER, ABOUT MY HEIGHT (5'4"), DID NOT SEE THE APPROACHING VEHICLE AND PULLED INTO ITS PATH. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 2 OTHERS RECENTLY. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A PICKUP 4 YEARS AGO, I VETOED HIS CHOICE OF THE DODGE BECAUSE OF THE VISIBILITY PROBLEM. A CO-WORKER HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM IN HER HUSBAND'S TRUCK. WE DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON OUR GMC PICKUP, AS THE MIRRORS ARE PLACED LOWER. DODGE HAS THEM DIRECTLY IN THE SIGHT LINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHECKING TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT. WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE, STUDY AND PUBLICITY ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE DONE SOON. THANKS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10040913
Machine
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