| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006087694 | Incident Date: Nov, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RICHLAND | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: WRANGLER | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FY49S5VP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Both external rubber side latches failed on 1997 jeep wrangler. the hood flipped up and obscured the driver's visibility. the hood was destroyed by its impact against the roof. this vehicle had been manufactured w/o the standard internal latch due to several parts changes during the manufacturing year. an internal latch could not be fitted to the mis-matched hood and grill. *jb |
