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2008 DODGE CARAVAN — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 injured · 715404 · 2009-04-09

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CARAVAN
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Miles at failure
16,800

Severity

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

Narrative

2008 DODGE CARAVAN REAR DOOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WAS BEEPING IT WAS CLOSING AFTER I PUSHED THE BUTTON. I DROPPED MY KEYS AND REACHED DOWN TO GET THEM FORGETTING THE DOOR WAS CLOSING. THE DOOR CAME DOWN ON MY RIGHT ARM JUST BELOW THE SHOULD CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE. THE DOOR CONTINUED CLOSING AFTER IT HIT ME. THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THE VAN SINCE I PURCHASED IT DEC. 31, 2008. THE OTHER TIME IT WAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT I DROPPED SOMETHING AND THE DOOR HIT ME QUITE HARD IN THE HEAD AND DID NOT STOP CLOSING. I BELIEVE THE DOOR SHOULD STOP CLOSING IF SOMETHING GETS BETWEEN IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10264817
Machine
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