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2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 540487 · 2005-06-21

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
36,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: CALLER'S SON WAS GETTING OUT OF VAN AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HEAD. CALLER SAID IT TOOK A LOT OF FORCE TO GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE MORE SHE PUSHED THE HARDER IT WAS TO OPEN DOOR. SHE BELIEVED HER SON WAS UNABLE TO SET OFF SENSOR TO STOP DOOR. HER SON WAS ALMOST 4 YEARS OLD ,AND WAS A BIT SHOOK UP.UI*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10126021
Machine
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