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2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE — CHILD SEAT

crash · 334388 · 2002-02-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
CHILD SEAT
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN A LOW SPEED, LOW IMPACT CRASH, THE CHEST CLIP ON THE INTEGRAL CHILD SAFETY SEAT CAME OPEN. MY SON HAD MARKS ON HIS SHOLDERS. HARMON CHEVROLET ORDERED A NEW SEAT, BUT THE NEW ONE PERFORMED THE SAME WAY. THE CHEST STRAP IS WEAK ENOUGH FOR MY FOUR YEAR OLD TO PUSH HIS CHEST AGAINST IT WHEN STRAPPED IN AND POP IT OPEN. HARMON CONTACTED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT WAS DESIGNED TO OPEN IN A CRASH. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF A MINOR CRASH CAUSED MARKS THAT A HIGH IMPACT CRASH WOULD BREAK HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS IMPELLED FORWARD. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CHILD CAR SEAT BEING DESIGNED TO COME OPEN AND AM QUITE CONVINCED THAT THE OPPOSITE IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THE SEAT IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED IN THAT THERE IS A HARD BAR SITUATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE BUTTOCKS AND IS UNSAFE IN THAT IT WILL NOT PROTECT A CHILD IN A CRASH. I WOULD TRULY LIKE TO SEE THESE FLAWS FIXED PROMPTLY.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
758142
Machine
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