NHTSA complaint: 2004 JEEP LIBERTY — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LOW SPEED STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CULVERT, ROLLED 3 TIMES AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP ALONG THE EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE VEHICLE BY EMERGENCY SERVICES. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. UPON INITIAL IMPACT, THE SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR. *NM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation