NHTSA complaint: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE NOTICE THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE POLICE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SOME INJURY AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAG REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation