NHTSA Complaint #10979314 — 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB, BROKEN PELVIS, THREE FRACTURES TO THE LEFT HAND, THE BACK SHOULDER BONE WAS STICKING OUT, AND HER SPLEEN WAS BLEEDING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO GET THE AIR BAGS REPLACED, BUT THE CRASH OCCURRED PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.