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2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER — CHILD SEAT

crash2 injured · 1037262 · 2014-02-07

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PT CRUISER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
CHILD SEAT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I OWN A TURBO BOOSTER CHILD CAR SEAT ,MANUFACTURED 5-28-2012 BY GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL SNAP OUT FROM THE BASE AND IT CAN RECLINE ALL THE WAY BACK LIKE LAYING POSITION! THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SAFETY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. ON NOVEMBER 19 8 AM I GET READY DRIVE TO WORK AND MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS BUCKLED IN HER CAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER SHE WAS BELTED OVER HER SHOULDER CORRECTLY, SHE WAS NOT RESTRAINED SAFE ENOUGH BECAUSE WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. WE WERE TBONED BY A KENWORTH SEMI LOGGING TRUCK COMING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, SHE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CARSEAT ON THE FLOOR BEHIND MY DRIVERS SEAT. SHE CAUGHT HER FINGER ON THE BELT IT WAS DISLODGED BEFORE THROWN TO THE FLOOR AND SHE RECEIVED STITCHES ON HER INDEX FINGER LACERATION SHE ALSO WAS HURT ON THE HEAD BACK AND BELLY SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2001, MAKE=CHRYSLER, MODEL=PT CRUISER) *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10563407
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