Issue ID | 1410556 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11030205 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | CHRYSLER |
Model | 200 |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 19/09/17 |
Component | SEAT BELTS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owned a 2015 chrysler 200. The contact stated that the cruise control was set to 60 mph when the side air bag suddenly deployed without warning. The contact was struck in the face. A bystander informed the contact that the vehicle suddenly veered off the road. The contact believed that they may have either blacked out or fallen asleep. The contact stated that the vehicle drove into a ditch. The driver's air bag located in the steering wheel failed to deploy and the driver's side seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries to the face, arms, back, and chest. Medical attention was needed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vin was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Spoke w/ owner/driver of vehicle. Concern is with driver frontal air bag not deploying in this impact. Side airbags did deploy after impact into ditch and not before as stated above. Pco .. Updated 09/28/17 *bf .. . Updated 10/04/17 *bf updated 10/11/2017*js vin not available updated 07/23/18*jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 78000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | WALTERBORO, SC |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
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No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 60 |
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