# 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `552334` · 2005-08-31 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** TOWN AND COUNTRY
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- **Miles at failure:** 57,000
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON 5-7-05  VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING STILL IN HIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE  AND  DRIVER'S SIDE SEATS FELL BACKWARD. HE DID NOT HAVE  PICTURES OF THE SEATS. HIS WIFE, A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, HIT HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM ON THE DOOR POST OF THE VAN. THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT HER ARM WAS BLACK.  ALSO, THE CONTACT  HIT HIS HEAD ON A COOLER, AND HIS HANDS WERE TIGHTLY GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL. HE HAD A COMPRESSION INJURY BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND  FINGERS ON HIS LEFT AND RIGHT HANDS. THE CONTACT CALLED CHRYSLER ON  5-15-05. SOMEONE CAME OUT TO INSPECT THE VAN. ON THIS SAME DAY CHRYSLER WROTE HIM A LETTER STATING THAT THE SEATS DID WHAT THEY WERE  DESIGNED TO DO , AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HIS  GRAND CHILD  WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AT THIS TIME HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY.  *AK
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