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2003 JEEP LIBERTY — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 919104 · 2012-05-17

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
117,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT DURING RUSH HOUR AT ~4:20PM WAITING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY (SAN FELIPE AND FEEDER ROAD OF 610 / HOUSTON, TX). MY A/C WAS RUNNING BUT THE RADIO WAS OFF. I HEARD THE WARNING CHIME FROM THE DASH BOARD AND NOTICED MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON. ROUGHLY 5 SECONDS LATER WHILE STILL STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. AFTER THE SHOCK, I NOTICED MY HAZARD LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY HAD COME ON AND I THINK THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SINCE MY HANDS WERE ON STEERING WHEEL DURING DEPLOYMENT THEY RECEIVED THE MOST DIRECT BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA ALONG WITH CHEMICAL BURNS (I LATER WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM THAT EVENING). THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 70MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10458823
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