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2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash2 injured · 584963 · 2006-06-13

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
56,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

NOVEMBER COLD MORNING VAN BACK BRAKE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP MOVED VAN BACK AND FORWARD WHEEL FREED UP. DECEMBER ON COLD MORNING BACK BRAKE LOCKED UP. AGAIN MOVED VAN BACK AND FORWARD WHEEL FREED UP. JUNE 9 2006 VAN WENT INTO A 30 MPH CURVE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT VAN SPEED INCREASED SENDING VAN INTO SPIN AND RAN INTO TREES. VAN DID 360 DEGREE SPIN AND STOPPED THEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VAN STOPPED. INJURIES WERE A BROKEN LEFT WRIST AND BROKEN BREAST BONE A BROKEN NECK AT FIRST VERTEBRAE AND BROKEN MIDDLE BACK BONE. MANY BRUISES ON BREAST AND WAIST AND HEAD AND DRIVER AND BRUISED LEGS FROM AIRBAG. VAN WAS TOTALED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10159762
Machine
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