| Issue ID | 1593841 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11245182 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | GRAND CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 20/08/19 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2013 dodge caravan driver side head test deployed for no reason when my brother from out of town took my children to the school bus stop this morning august 20th 2019 no accident have pictures of deployed headrest on driver seat have pictures of passengers headrest is fine have pictures of front and back of vehicle showing no damage. *dt *dt *dt *dt consumer stated daren drinski was injured while taking my children to school 8-20-19 roughly 6:30a. M. It deployed hitting him in the head. Which caused him to have a severe headache throwing up yesterday. He finally fell asleep roughly 3:00am this morning 8-21-19 woke up few hours later still with a headache feeling nauseous and neck hurting so bad he could barely get out of bed. He went to the emergency room this morning 8-21-19. He has now missed 2 days of work. Is not being released at the soonest 8-24-19. May need to follow up with primary doctor if still having pain. The emergency room said he had cervical sprain neck contusion. We did contact dodge themselves which was such a rude misinformation rightfully a run around circus. I |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 136000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FORT PAYNE, AL |
| VIN pattern | 2C4RDGCG6DRXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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