# 1997 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
> NHTSA complaint `182359` · 1999-11-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** TRANS SPORT
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*