NHTSA Complaint #10994957 — 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE AIR BAGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10994957
Vehicle	1999 JEEP CHEROKEE
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	February 26, 2016
Date Filed	June 13, 2017
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT EYE, LACERATION OF THE NOSE, A BROKEN JAW, THE FRONT TEETH SHIFTED, AND BLACK EYES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE PASSED AWAY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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