Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / NITRO / 2007

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115019 Incident Date: Jan, 16 2007
Consumer's City: HAUGHTON Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: NITRO Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D8GT58K57W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 09 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2007
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge nitro. while driving 55 mph she lost control of the vehicle and crashed head on into a ditch. she stated that her head hit the windshield and her chest hit the steering wheel. the side airbags deployed however, the front airbags did not. the police onsite stated that the brakes were not applied. the contact felt that the antilock brakes caused the crash. she sustained bruises to her chest, forehead and legs and suffered a swollen head, shoulder and neck. there is a recall for the antilock brakes (nhtsa campaign# 06v493000). as of august 10, 2007, the dealer has not determined the cause of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 19,900.