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2007 CHRYSLER ASPEN — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

2 injured · 665846 · 2008-04-15

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
ASPEN
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
11,618
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY NEAR A MILITARY BASE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY VEHICLES CLOSE TO ME. A F16 JET FLEW OVER THE FREEWAY AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. MY SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED OUT. SOME GLASS CAME IN AFTERWARDS AND FELL ON ME AND MY SON. I WAS DOING 65 MPH AT THE TIME. THE GLASS WINDOW WAS CLOSED, BUT THE INSIDE WINDOW COVER WAS OPEN SO WE COULD SEE OUT. I DROVE IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN POWAY, CA. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME A ROCK HAD BROKE IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION SINCE THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND NO ROCK WAS FOUND. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10224585
Machine
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