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2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — STRUCTURE:BODY

3 injured · 1304310 · 2016-08-02

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE REAR LIFT GATE WHEN OPEN IS SUDDENLY FALLING. IT HAS ALREADY HIT ME AND MULTIPLE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE BACK AND HEAD BECAUSE IT FALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER LIFT GATE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. TO QUOTE THE POWER LIFT GATE RECALL WEB PAGE: "THESE STRUTS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE OPEN LIFTGATE MAY SUDDENLY FALL. IT MAY STRIKE A PERSON, INCREASING THEIR RISK OF INJURY."

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10892664
Machine
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