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2007 JEEP LIBERTY — CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER

crash3 injured · 639686 · 2007-09-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN AN EVENFLO "BIG KID BOOSTER SEAT" IN THE REAR-MIDDLE SEAT POSITION OF A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THEY WERE T-BONED BY A DRUNK DRIVER RUNNING A RED LIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED-OVER SEVERAL TIMES, ULTIMATELY LANDING ON THE ROOF. THE EMS PERSONNEL AND THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS BOTH DEEMED THE CHILD BOOSTER SEAT TO BE "INADEQUATE" AND A "VERY POOR RESTRAINT," (AS WRITTEN IN MY DAUGHTER'S MEDICAL RECORDS). EVERY INTERCONNECTING COMPONENT BECAME LOOSE, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN MY DAUGHTER HITTING HER HEAD & RECEIVING A DEEP CUT, WHICH HAS LEFT HER WITH A PERMANENT SCAR. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10203865
Machine
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