NHTSA Complaint #10808432 — 2015 CHRYSLER 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH. A BYSTANDER HIT THE SEAT BELT BUTTON WITH HIS FIST TO UNLATCH THE SEATBELT. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGERS OPENED THE DOORS AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE DOORS WERE STILL OPENED, THE LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED. THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PDC AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.