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2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 907427 · 2012-02-29

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
64,000
Speed
4 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION, BOTH REAR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE BODILY INJURIES DUE TO THE FORCEFUL DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT FROM THE SEAT BELT AFTER THE AIR BAG RELEASED AND THE PARAMEDICS CUT THE SEAT BELT WEBBING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OF THE VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10449662
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