NHTSA Complaint #11630925 — 2023 JEEP CHEROKEE

The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while reversing out of the garage the air bags were erroneously deployed. The contact indicated that six of the eight air bags in the vehicle deployed including the front driver and passenger air bags although no crash had initially occurred. The contact stated that after the air bags deployed the vehicle erroneously drove forward and crashed into the interior garage wall. The EMS and police were called to the scene and the contact was transported to the hospital. During the incident, the contact sustained a fractured right tibia, a chemical burn to the left leg and respiratory troubles due to inhalation of chemicals from the air bags. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision center. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was examined but the cause of the failure was unknown. A police report was taken at the scene. The failure mileage was 11,500.