1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

1 injured · 632122 · 2007-07-27

Vehicle

Make: CHRYSLER
Model: TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Miles at failure: 138,225

Severity

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

Narrative

PASSENGER SIDE LIFTGATE GAS CHARGED SUPPORT SHOCK MOUNTING BOLT FAILED WHERE SHOCK MOUNTS TO THE BODY AND THE LIFTGATE CRASHED DOWN ON A PERSONS HEAD. THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED A SMALL CHILD APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO BOLT STRESS/FATIGUE SINCE THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF ANY CORROSION AROUND THIS MOUNTING BOLT. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10197628
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown