NHTSA Complaint #10574214 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

DRIVING DOWN STREET WITH NO STOP SIGNS OUT OF CORNER OF EYES I SAW A SILVER CAR SPEEDING THROUGH A STOP SIGN LUCKILY I SAW IT EARLY AND SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, WE HIT VERY HARD I HIT STEERING WHEEL MY PASSENGER WAS INJURED TOO, MY QUESTION IS IM READING THAT 2002 JEEPS AIRBAGS GO OFF EASILY WHY DIDN'T MINE GO OFF, I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT WAS 1 YEAR OLD BUT NEVER CHECKED IF IT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, ITS SUPPOSE TO HAVE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SEAT, COULD THE DEALER HAVE SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE JEEP. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS SPEEDING CAUSING TO HIT VERY HARD, WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG DEPLOY WHICH WOULD HAVE SAVED ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL (I CANT REMEMBER WHAT ELSE I HIT ALL I KNOW IS I WAS TAKEN IN AMBULANCE TO EMERGENCY ROOM MY PASSENGER DROVE TO EMERGENCY ROOM CAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE PUT ON AS BOARD SHE HAS A PLATE IN HER HIP WE ARE BOTH 64 YEARS OLD. IF MY CAR WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IM READING THAT THOSE 2002 AIRBAGS GO OFF VERY EASILY WHY DIDN'T MINE. [XXX] .[XXX] BOUGHT CAR IN 2003 FROM ROYAL GATE DODGE ELLISVILLE MO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR