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2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

1 injured · 265251 · 2001-01-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

Severity

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

Narrative

CHILD WAS ADJUSTING MIDDLE ROW SEAT, CHILD'S LEFT HAND WAS GUIDING SEAT, AND WAS BEING GUIDED DOWN WITH CHILD'S RIGHT HAND. CHILD'S FINGER WENT INTO A PART ON HEAD REST, AND HEAD REST AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTED ON CHILD'S MIDDLE FINGER, CAUSING LACERATION TO CHILD'S FINGER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTS WERE DANGEROUS DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPRING LOAD METAL TO METAL PINCH POINT. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
877727
Machine
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