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2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — AIR BAGS

crash · 572751 · 2006-02-15

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FREEDOM EDITION TO WORK AT 6:20 AM. A VEHICLE APPROACHING HER (TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHERE SHE WAS TRAVELING) LOST A TIRE. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE OTHER DRIVER SAID HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT THE SAME. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE CAME OFF AND STRUCK THE JEEP IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE PLASTIC COVER SHATTERED, FOAM UNDERLAY CRUSHED AND BROKE AWAY, AND THE STEEL BUMPER WAS SMASHED. HOWEVER, THE FRONTAL IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10150366
Machine
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