NHTSA Complaint #10957840 — 2013 DODGE AVENGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO AVOID THREE DEER. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SEVERE PAIN, PINCHED NERVES, AND DISC DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.