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1991 CHEVROLET ASTRO — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash1 injured · 31663 · 1996-01-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
1991
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BROKE. TT LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET ROAD DURING HEAVY RAIN FALL, VEHICLE TURNED OVER ON SHOULDER OFF ROAD ONTO PASSENGER SIDE, SEAT BELTREMIANED FASTENED, BUT BACK PORTION AT MANUAL CRANCK DEVICE ON BOTH SEATS BROKE AWAY, THIS ALLOWED DRIVER TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER BELT, TO BE TOSSED TO REAR OF VAN, LANDING BEHIND BACK SEAT, DRIVER SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND SCRRAPES TO FACE,LIMBS AND BODY , SOME OF THESE INJURIS HAVE LEFT PERMANENT CIRCULATION PROBLEMS IN ANKLE.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
978315
Machine
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