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1993 JEEP CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 92226 · 1997-11-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A COLLISION, AND THE ARIBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HOWEVER VEHICLE ACCLERATED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO AND UP THE STEPS, CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK AND LACERATIONS TO HER HEAD AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 9 DAYS, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
818859
Machine
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