NHTSA Complaint #10405843 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TOWARDS THE LEFT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWNWARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A SET OF TREES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF THEIR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V119000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE YARD, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.