What 559 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Jeep Renegade

-AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION!! -SAFETY! We were in a HEAD ON COLLISION and our airbags never deployed, if they had my daughter and I would have Significantly less bodily injuries and trauma!! -No warning lamps or messages appeared before or after impact -yes vehicle has been inspected by police, insurance reps, auto service center rep, lawyer I was driving our newly purchased (owned less then 30 days with 17882 miles) 2017 Jeep Renegade with my teenage daughter at 4:38pm rain was present traveling straight through an green light intersection I had the right a way when another car traveling towards us attempting to turn left failed to yield for us and hit us head on bouncing off and hitting us again at a high rate of speed. Airbags NEVER deployed

NHTSA ODI 11513345

I was in a t-bone accident involving my 2017 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. The accident was severe enough to yield the vehicle undrivable and insurance has tentatively declared it a total loss (claim not yet finalized). I had a passenger in the front seat at the time of the accident and we were both surprised that no airbags were deployed in the accident. We were wearing seatbelts and fortunately the only injuries sustained were bruising, but without seatbelts injuries would have been far worse. The Jeep was purchased with approximately 25K miles on the odometer, had only one previous owner, and had no record of accidents, damage, deployed airbags, or recalls. At time of the accident, the odometer had around 54K miles, there were no warning lamps or messages, had still not been in any prior accidents, had been regularly maintained, and exhibited no symptoms or problems. Photos of damage attached.

NHTSA ODI 11502464

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, SHE HAD BLACKED OUT AND HIT A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. AS THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THE CONTACT AND HER TWO CHILDREN WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HER ELEVEN YEAR SON WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN C2 BONE IN HIS NECK, HER EIGHT YEAR OLD SON WAS TREATED FOR A SEVERE SEAT BELT RASH ON HIS NECK AND HIP, AND THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TREATED FOR VAGINAL BLEEDING AND OTHER BRUISES TO VARIOUS BODY PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

NHTSA ODI 11373805

ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THE RED LIGHT AND THE HIT THE OTHER DRIVERS CAR BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11290198

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET, WITH PARKED CARS ON EITHER SIDE (AT APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES PER HOUR) AND IN A NEARLY STRAIGHT LINE, ALL OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO THE DRIVER WHICH REQUIRED MULTIPLE SURGERIES. BLACK BOX DATA SHOWS A ROLL OVER INCIDENT FROM ONE OF THE SENSORS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER, NOR DID IT HIT A CURB, THE VEHICLE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS WHICH DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE TO EITHER PROGRAMMING ERROR (AS HAS HAPPENED IN THE RECALLED JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES) OR A DEFECTIVE SENSOR FROM THE FACTORY. FCA USA WAS PUT ON NOTICE OF THIS INCIDENT AND, TO DATE, HAS TAKEN NO STEPS TO VIEW THE VEHICLE WHICH WE HAVE PRESERVED. *DT *DT *DT *DT*JB *TR*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT *JS *JS *DL*DT*DT *TP*JB

NHTSA ODI 11254490

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONT END CRASH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ODI 11121600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE CENTER LANE AND STRUCK AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER. THE VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES THREE TIMES, CRASHED INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER, AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE LANE FACING INCOMING TRAFFIC. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CASE NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO SENT A THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH. THE THIRD PARTY COMPANY STATED THAT ANY RATE OF DECELERATION WOULD HINDER THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

NHTSA ODI 11120089

TTHE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON NEICE CAUSEING HER TO GO TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE, AND BACK TIRES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED HER TO SPIN.. EVENTUALLY GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER DRIVER! IT COULD HAVE KILLED HER, SHE COULDNT DO A THING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP SO OTHERS WONT BE HURT OR WORSE KILLED. SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO AN APPT. DOUGLAS GA

NHTSA ODI 11115100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP RENEGADE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SORENESS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER (MCLARTY DANIEL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 479-250-3900) WAS CALLED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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