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2005 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1121387 · 2014-10-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
121,000
Speed
57 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND SWERVED HITTING THE DIVIDER WITH THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF VEHICLE. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT HOLD ME IN MY SEAT AND MY HEAD SHATTERED THROUGH THE WINDOW STRIKING THE STREET LIGHT LAMP. AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY MEANWHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 57MPH. THE INJURIES WERE DRASTIC INCLUDING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MY EAR, I WAS IN A COMA FOR A FEW WEEK, 3 SKULL FRACTURES, TBI, BRAIN BLEEDING AND THE LIST OF INJURIES CONTINUE TO GROW! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10648483
Machine
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