← NHTSA complaints

2003 JEEP LIBERTY — SEAT BELTS:FRONT

crash · 518397 · 2005-01-26

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY WIFE, SON, AND I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HIT AN ICE PATCH ON I-80 EAST MILE MARKER 128. WE WENT DOWN A BANK AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT APROXIMATLY 50 MPH, AND SEAT BELTS/AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. I CONTACTED JEEP, AND WAS TOLD THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD GO AND LOOK AT THE JEEP, AND THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE GARAGE WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED, AND ASKED THE OWNER IF THE INSPECTOR HAD BEEN THERE. I WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS, AND THAT HE DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE LOCATED. A FEW DAYS LATER, I RECIEVED A LETTER INFORMING ME THAT THE AIR BAG DID FAIL, AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF, MY VEHICLE HAD $9000 DAMAGE AT THE FRONT END. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV AND FOUND THAT 9 OTHER 2003, JEEP LIBERTYS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10108899
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown