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2000 DODGE CARAVAN — STRUCTURE

crash1 injured · 468804 · 2004-01-15

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CARAVAN
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

SUBJ: COPY OF LETTER SENT ~ REAR END LOW-IMPACT COLLISION/SEATS BREAKING SUBJ: RE: DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ([XXX]) DATE: 6/25/03 9:09:50 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME FROM: USFROMCALIFORNIA TO: CUSTOMERASSIST@DAIMLERCHRYSLER.COM DEAR DAIMLER/CHRYSLER, IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A COMPANY THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE AS REPUTABLE AS YOURS, AND CAN SPEND BILLIONS, AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON ADVERTISEMENTS TO SELL YOUR CARS, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP SOMEONE WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOUR SEATS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE 1960'S (JUST CHECK THE NTS&H WEBSITE, AND YOU WILL SEE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOW ALREADY WELL-KNOWN, THAT YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS, WITH YOUR FRONT SEATS BREAKING IN LOW-IMPACT REAR END COLLISIONS! I AM NOW PERMANTELTY DISABLED DUE TO YOUR SEATS CAUSING A SEVERE CONCUSSION & TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM THIS PROBLEM! AND THE REAL THING THAT WE JUST CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS THAT YOUR SO CALLED TRUSTED AND SAFE AUTOMOBILES HAVE CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY TO GO THROUGH A LIVING [XXX] FOR THE PAST 11 MONTHS, AND YOUR REPUTABLE COMPANY IS REFUSING TO TAKE YOUR ADULT RESPONSIBLITIES AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PROBLEMS AND COMPENSATE US AND OUR FAMILIES FOR OUR TRAGEDIES!!!! MOST OF ALL, YOUR LACK OF FIXING THIS FRONT SEAT PROBLEM, SO THAT OTHERS WILL BE SAVED FROM BEING HURT! WE WERE HIT IN THE REAR END OF OUR 2000 DODGE MINIVAN, AT A LOW SPEED, AND BOTH OF OUR FRONT SEATS COMPLETELY BROKE BACKWARDS, AND NOW I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME FROM THE CONCUSSION AND BR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10069624
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