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2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY

2 injured · 980022 · 2013-05-17

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK FUNCTION FOR THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED AND INSTEAD, THE DOORS WOULD REVERSE AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO CHILD PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEGS, SHOULDERS AND ARMS AS THE DOOR INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED ON THE CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT SELL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE SLIDING DOOR FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10512506
Machine
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