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PONTIAC MONTANA — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 320569 · 2001-10-09

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
MONTANA
Year
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMERS HAND WAS RESTING ON THE DOOR HANDLE WHEN ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS ACTIVATED THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENER, CONSUMERS ARM BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND SEAT BACK AS THE DOOR OPENED, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE STOPPED BECAUSE THERE IS NO SENSOR SAFETY DEVICE TO INTERRUPT THE AUTOMATIC MODE WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENING, CONSUMERS WRIST WAS BROKEN, VEHICLE HAD BEEN RENTED FROM THE ALAMO CORPORATION. *SLC MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
563635
Machine
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