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2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

2 injured · 490674 · 2004-08-14

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
57,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I OWN A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI MINI VAN. THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED IS WITH THE PASSENGER SEATS (SECOND ROW). THEY ARE BUCKETS (NOT BENCH) AND CAN SWIVEL FORWARD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW. IN ORDER TO PLACE THE SEAT BACK INTO POSITION AFTER A PERSON HAS ENTERED OR EXITED THE VEHICLE, YOU MUST SLAM THE SEAT BACK INTO THE FLOOR. IF THIS IS NOT DONE HOWEVER, THE SEAT APPEARS TO GO BACK INTO PLACE. IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCED WITH THIS, THE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK BACK INTO THE FLOOR. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, MY MOTHER ENTERED THE BACK SEAT AND THEN PULLED THE SECOND ROW SEAT BACK, TO WHERE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS IN PLACE. MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS THEN PLACED INTO THE CAR SEAT IN THAT SECOND ROW SEAT. WE DROVE AWAY IN THE PARKING LOT BUT AT THE FIRST STOP WITH BRAKES THAT SEAT SLAMMED FORWARD, CRUSHING MY DAUGHTER'S FACE INTO THE HARD PLASTIC SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. THERE IS ALSO A SORT OF HARD PLASTIC HANDLE ON THAT FRONT SEAT THAT IS RIGHT AT CHEEK LEVEL. MY DAUGHTER FORTUNATELY CAME AWAY WITH A BRUISED CHEEK AND BLACK EYE, BUT I FELT VERY LUCKY THAT SHE DID NOT FRACTURE ANY OF HER FACIAL BONES. WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL SINCE, BUT JUST 2 WEEKS AGO, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD SON. AGAIN, SOMEONE WHO DID NOT REALIZE HOW HARD YOU MUST SLAM THE SEAT DOWN TO GET IT TO LOCK INTO PLACE GOT INTO THE BACK SEAT. AGAIN, AT THE FIRST STOP, MY SON SLAMMED FORWARD IN HIS CAR SEAT, CRUSHING HIS FACE INTO THE FRONT SEAT. HE TOO CAME

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10086872
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