| Issue ID | 579182 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10150366 |
| Manufacurer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 07/02/06 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife was driving my 2004 jeep grand cherokee freedom edition to work at 6:20 am. A vehicle approaching her (traveling in the opposite direction from where she was traveling) lost a tire. She was traveling at around 60 miles an hour and the other driver said he was traveling about the same. The front driver side tire of the other vehicle came off and struck the jeep in the front driver side. The plastic cover shattered, foam underlay crushed and broke away, and the steel bumper was smashed. However, the frontal impact airbags did not deploy. *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 50000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GAHANNA, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1J4GW48S34CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 27/01/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | KINGS JEEP |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | CINCINNATI |
| Dealer's state code | OH |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 45249 |