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2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

1 injured · 341922 · 2002-04-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE THIRD ROW SEAT, MY NINE YEAR OLD SON RECEIVED A SEVERE CUT ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES AND SEVERAL STERI STRIPS IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. AS HE WAS HE WAS LOWERING THE SECOND ROW SEAT, HE PUT HIS FINGER INTO TO THE HEADREST CLOSURE. AS THE HEADREST AUTOMATICALLY FOLDED REARWARD, HIS FINGER WAS SLICED OPEN.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
760293
Machine
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