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2000 DODGE CARAVAN — SEATS

crash2 injured · 364761 · 2002-07-26

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
CARAVAN
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEATS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE WERE RECENTLY REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE, AND BOTH FRONT SEATS COMPLETELY BROKE, AND CAUSES SERIOUS INJURIES TO RIDER (TRAMATIC CONCUSSION, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES), INJURY TO DRIVERS BACK, NECK & HEAD....RIDERSIDE ALSO RECEIVED TERRIBLE TWITCHING IN RIGHT HAND AND ARM, AND LOSS OF USE OF RIGHT LEG...THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT FOR FRONT SEATS...THEY COMPLETELY BROKE AFTER THROWING US BACKWARDS....THE DRIVERS SEAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED OFF OF SECOND SEAT...IT WAS STUCK IN RECLINGING POSITION! IF OUR CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WITH US, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THEIR LEGS, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THEM!!! ALSO, OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY WANTS TO GIVE US USED SEATS FROM ANOTHER CRASH AND PUT OUR MATERIAL OVER THEM AND INSTALL THEM INTO OUR VAN!! THIS IS TOITALLY REDICULOUS!!! IFG OURS BROKE, THEN ANOTHER VANS SEATS COULD ALSO BE WEAKEND BY A CRASH, AND THEN WE COULD POSSIBLE BE KILLED IF WE SHOULD EVER BE STRUCK AGAIN!!!! WE WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WITH THE DODGE FRONT SEATS!!!*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
764762
Machine
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