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1992 CHEVROLET C1500 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash1 injured · 296449 · 2001-06-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
C1500
Year
1992
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNDONE, THROWING CONSUMER INTO STEERING WHEEL. *AK SEAT BACK AND HEAD REST CAME FORWARD AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING OF CHEST MUSCLES AND BONE STRUCTURE, HEAD WAS THROWN INTO STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MOUTH TO STRIKE CAUSING BAD CUTS AND BRUISES TO LOWER LIP, NECK AND HEAD INJURIES ARE YET UNDIAGNOSED, SEAT BOLT STRIPPED OUT OF THE NUT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING DRIVER TO BE INJURED FROM MOMENTUM OF SEAT. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
889875
Machine
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