# 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — EQUIPMENT
> NHTSA complaint `517121` · 2005-01-16 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** LIBERTY
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT
- **Miles at failure:** 35,800
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
MY WIFE JESSICA AND SON ANDREW WERE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 EAST BOUND THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS 2004 WHEN WE HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND WERE THROWN OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A BANK AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON AT A SPEED OF 40-50 MPH. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND OUR SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WAS THROWN FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDOW AND MY WIFE FLEW UP AND HIT THE GRAB BAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I CONTACTED JEEP AND WAS TOLD THAT AN AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. MY MECHANIC HAD TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER.   *NM
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