NHTSA Complaint #11207057 — 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number 11207057
Vehicle 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
Component AIR BAGS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 68,500 miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 1
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TN

Consumer Description

TAKATA RECALL. .ON 04/03/2019 APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM I WAS ON A CITY RESIDENTIAL STREET MOVING AT 30 MPH. I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN GOING DOWNHILL AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PRESSED AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED I PUMPED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING. I WENT THRU THE STOP STREET AND ANOTHER CITY BLOCK AT A DEAD END I HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD-ON AND TORE IT COMPLETELY OUT. I WENT 100 FEET INTO A WOODED AREA AND TORE OUT MANY TREES ABOUT 1 - 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. I CAME TO AND ABRUPT STOP AGAINST FOUR TREES ABOUT 3-5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK.. I AM A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER SO I PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I CALLED 911 AND GOT THE POLICE ON THE WAY. REPORT # [XXX]. WHILE I WAS WAITING I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND AFTER TWO PUMPS THEY WORKED. BY THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED DOWN SLOWLY AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I HAD A SCOOTER AND LIFT ON THE BACK AND IT HAD COME THRU THE BACK WINDOW FROM THE SUDDEN STOP AGAINST THE TREES. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS FROM WOLFCHASE HYUNDAI IN MEMPHIS TN. ON 01/21/2019 AND HAD EXAMINED IT AS THOROUGHLY I AS COULD AND HAD A CARFAX REPORT THAT SAID NO ACCIDENTS. WHEN I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO STATE FARM INSURANCE THEY SAID IN MAY OF 2017 IT WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT IN MO AND THAT THE GRILL, BUMPER, LEFT HEADLIGHT FENDER AND DOOR WERE ALL REPLACED. AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED.. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY DAUGHTERS IPHONE BUT NOT MINE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE THEM. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I CAN GET THEM TO YOU. MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AT PAINT AND BODY PERFECTORS IN NASHVILLE TN. THE GRILL, HOOD, BOTH FENDERS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS, DRIVERS DOOR, PASSENGER DOOR, BACK GLASS, ,TRANSMISSION CASE, AXLE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE ALL DESTROYED. I TRULY BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING BAD WRONG WITH THIS VAN.*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO CODES. B210A LO

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