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2013 Jeep WRANGLER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1015192
Internal NHTSA #	10546803
Manufacurer	Chrysler Group LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	WRANGLER
Model Year	2013
File date	16/09/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was all most injured/killed by 2013 jeep wrangler with 6300 miles on it when the airbag deployed on its own and caught on fire. On sep 16 2013 at 2100 my jeep was caught in a rain shower with the top and doors off for about 15 minutes before i got off work, i drove it home in the rain and put it in the garage to dry off, it was not that wet so i thought i would just let it air dry,my drive home was a little over four miles. Around 2200 i was in bed on the phone when i loud bag (gun shot i thought) went off in my garage and i jumped to clear my home, as i got to the garage i seen that my airbag went off and the garage ceiling was full of smoke. The steering column was also smoking (i thought it was on fire) i got it out of my garage asp,so it did burn down my home and called 911. The fire dept came and said it was out and i left it out side i covered it up with a car cover for the night. I the morning i called the 800 # to jeep and get it towed to jeep dealership. After a week jeep hired inspector to read the computer. Jeep notified me that they will not say why it went off and it not there problem. Please help me with this to keep others from getting injured or killed by a faulty components note this is a jeep wrangler the is trail rated.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6300
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PENSACOLA, FL
VIN pattern	1C4AJWAG9DLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Jeep WRANGLER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Jeep WRANGLER Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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