1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Start: 1999-02-14

1 injured · 182359 · 1999-11-01

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: TRANS SPORT
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Severity

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

Narrative

1 WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY, THEREFORE OWNER USED MANUAL DOOR ON LEFT SIDE. ON THE WAY HOME UP A HILL, THE RIGHT DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED VERY FAST, CATCHING AND CRUSHING CHILD PASSENGER'S FOOT.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 714181
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown