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2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 979714 · 2013-05-15

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
25,253

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER OPENING AND CLOSING SIDE DOORS. MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR, LEANING AGAINST THE CAR WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND HIS HAND AGAINST THE B PILLAR. MY WIFE, NOT KNOWING WHERE HIS HAND WAS, STARTED THE DOOR CLOSING USING THE POWER FEATURE. THE DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED COMPLETELY, CRUSHING TWO FINGERS OF MY SON'S HAND IN THE PROCESS. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES AND ONLY MINOR INJURY, BUT THE DOOR DID NOT HESITATE TO CLOSE WHATSOEVER DESPITE THE OBSTRUCTION. UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM, I TESTED THE ANTI-PINCH SENSOR ON THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED USING A BLOCK OF WOOD. THE FORCE EXERTED ON THE BLOCK WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I HAD TROUBLE HOLDING ON TO THE BLOCK AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED. THE DOOR DID EVENTUALLY REVERSE, BUT ONLY AFTER CRUSHING THE BLOCK OF WOOD TO A DEPTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH. THE OBSTRUCTION SENSORS ARE COMPLETELY INSUFFICIENT TO AVOID INJURY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10512295
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