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2002 JEEP LAREDO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

crash1 injured · 563245 · 2005-11-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LAREDO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Miles at failure
39,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY JEEP LIBERTY '02 REAR WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH ON A WINDY DAY(50 MPH WINDS) WHEN THE WIND THREW MY BACK END INTO THE GUARD RAIL WHEN APPROACHING AN OVERPASS.THE JEEP HIT THE BACK END ON RAIL FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT END THEN ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN CROSSED THE OVERPASS BEFORE ROLLING OVER ONE COMPLETE TIME THEN FINALLY LANDED RIGHT SIDE UP ON TOP OF THE RAIL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE OVERPASS. MY JEEP WAS HIT ON EVERY SECTION OF PANELS ON EVERY SIDE PLUS LOST MANY SECTIONS FROM THE FRONT AND SIDE ENDS. NOT ONE OF MY AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND MY KEYS WOULD NOT COME. THE JEEP NO LONGER LOOKS LIKE AN SUV, MORE LIKE A KIA RIO OR SOMETHING. I SHOULD OF HIT AT LEAST ONE OF THE SENSORS FOR THE AIR BAG. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10143236
Machine
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