NHTSA complaint: 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND AND WAS HIT HEAD ON. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DASHBOARD CRUMBLED INTO PIECES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE IMPACT SPEED WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation