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1995 CHEVROLET CAMARO — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash · 275947 · 2001-02-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAMARO
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BACK OF MY SEAT GAVE WAY, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE BACK WHICH IN TURN CAUSE MY FOOT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATER TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE CAR TO FISHTAIL AND SPIN. AT FIRST I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY TELL THE MY CAR JUST ACCELERATED ALL A SUDDEN. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SYSTEM SO THE MECHANIC STATED. I THEN GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER 3 MONTHS IN THE SHOP AND I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO DRIVE ACCROSS AND PLACE IT IN STORAGE FOR 4 YEARS. YOU SEE I AM IN THE AIR FORCE AND WAS ASSIGNED A 4 YEAR TOUR TO JAPAN AND I JUST RETURNED THAT IS WHY THIS INCIDENT WAS SOO LONG BEING REPORTED AND ALSO THE FACT THAT IT TOOK ME A YEAR TO FIGURE OUT THIS IS WAS HAPPENED. THE SEAT DO NOT PROVIDE ADQUATE FORWARD AND AFT SUPPORT . I WEIGHTED ABOUT 225LBS AT THE TIME. CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE THEM CHECK THE SEAT FOR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
740970
Machine
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