NHTSA Complaint #10610947 — 2012 JEEP WRANGLER STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10610947
Vehicle	2012 JEEP WRANGLER
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	July 11, 2014
Date Filed	July 16, 2014
Mileage	25,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

REAR GATE STOPPER FAILED & BROKE OFF WHEN REAR GATE WAS OPENED ON A REASONABLY FLAT SURFACE, FORCING GATE TO RAPIDLY OPEN MUCH WIDER THAN NORMAL, WHICH ALSO BROKE THE PLASTIC INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND PLASTIC HINGE COVERS. *TR SAFETY CONCERNS ARE: THE METAL STOPPER SNAPPING AND HITTING SOMEONE / HAVING JAGGED EDGE WHEN IT SNAPS. THE REAR GATE UNEXPECTEDLY SWINGING OPEN WIDER THAN EXPECTED AND HITTING SOMEONE. WHEN THE STOPPER SNAPPED IT WAS RATHER SUDDEN & THE GATE REALLY SWUNG OPEN QUICKLY IN A WAY WHICH COULD HURT A CHILD OR ELDERLY PERSON IF THEY WERE STANDING NEAR THE VEHICLE.

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