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2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 721712 · 2009-05-28

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
40,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY RIGHT FOREARM WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON IT AFTER ENCOUNTERING AN OBSTRUCTION (A LAWN CHAIR). I HAD PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR, REACHED AROUND TO PUT A DRINK IN A COOLER ON THE BACK SEAT FLOOR, THE DOOR RAN INTO A LAWN CHAIR AND REVERSED, CRUSHING MY ARM. SIX DAYS LATER, MY ARM IS STILL HORRIBLY BRUISED AND SORE. I HAD SOMEONE TAKE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE SIDE DOORS HAVE NO SAFETY SENSORS LIKE ON THE POWER LIFTGATE. THE SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS SHOULD ALSO HAVE SAFETY SENSORS! IF IT HAD BEEN MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, HE'D BE DEAD NOW! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10270156
Machine
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