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2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STEERING

crash1 injured · 720069 · 2009-05-14

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
62,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER LOSING POWER STEERING VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE FRONTAL/SIDE COLLISION PRIOR TO A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO A MEDIAN/DITCH AND A ROLL OVER IN A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED SO NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR. CONSEQUENCES WERE A TOTALED VEHICLE, LOSS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SEVERE BODILY DAMAGE TO DRIVER RESULTING IN BRAIN CONTUSIONS AND HEMATOMAS, A 7 IN GASH ON FOREHEAD AND NECK SURGERY TO CORRECT TWO DISC THAT WERE CRUSHING SPINAL CORD INTO A "Z" SHAPE> *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10268793
Machine
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