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2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER

crash1 injured · 657476 · 2008-02-13

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2007 CHYRSLER TOWN * COUNTRY MINI VAN. I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD. THE LOWER AIRBAG THAT HAS JUST BEEN RECENTLY INSTALLED IN 06 & 07 VEHICLES DEPLOYED AND SHOVED THE LARGE PLASTIC COVER THAT IS UNDER THE DASH INTO MY LEGS AND RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE AREA CAUSING TREMENDOUS BRUISING AND BROKE MY HEEL BONE ON MY RIGHT FOOT. THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE PUSHED THE PLASTIC COVER HARD ENOUGH TO FORCE MY FOOT INTO THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10217941
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