# 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER — VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
> NHTSA complaint `319145` · 2001-10-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
## Narrative
I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE PARKED  VEHICLE AND I PRESSED ON THE BUTTON (KEY HOLE) TO OPEN THE BACK GLASS (WINDOW) AND IT BURST  IN MY FACE GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE FOR NO REASON. NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE GLASS AT ALL. I HAVE TWO OTHERS WHO WITTNESSED THIS AND GM IS DECLINING MY REQUEST TO REPLACE IT. I FEEL THIS HAD TO BE A DEFECT IN THE GLASS I DIDNT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN PRESSED ON THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE WINDOW.*AK
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