NHTSA complaint: 2002 JEEP LIBERTY — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A DEER CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT LIT THE CONTACT'S RIGHT ARM ON FIRE. THE CONTACT'S ARM WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation