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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 fatalcrash · 1336498 · 2016-11-28

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Severity

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

Narrative

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE VEHICLE SAFETY. *SMD APPARENTLY, A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND BECAME TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE WRITER SUGGESTED MANUFACTURES SHOULD PROGRAM THE DOORS TO UNLOCK ON VEHICLE AFTER THE AIR BAG HAVE DEPLOYED. THE WRITER STATED THE DRIVER PASSED AWAY FROM A HEART ATTACK. HE BELIEVES IF THE DOORS UNLOCKED AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, HE PROBABLY COULD HAVE SAVED THE DRIVER. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10927988
Machine
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