NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SEATS
IN THE PROCESS OF FOLDING DOWN THE UPRIGHT PORTION OF SEAT BACK HEAST REST FLIPPED BACK AGGRESSIVELY, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAD HAND ON/NEAR/OVER HEADREST SLOT; THUS WHILE PUSHING DOWN THE SEAT THE HEADREST UNEXPECTEDLY FLIPPED BACK, PINNING THE FINGER IN THE SLOT AND LACERATING IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THE SPRING LOADED HEADREST REMAINED TAUGHT UNTIL SEAT IS LIFTED BACK UP BEYOND THE LATCH RELEASE POINT AFTER WHICH THE HEADREST MUST BE FLIPPED FORWARD TO LATCH BACK INTO POSITION, THE PASSENGERS FINGER WAS FRACTURED, REQUIRED SEVEN STICHES. CURRENTLY, HAS TO GO TO A HAND SPECIALIST FOR NERVE DAMAGE. NLM. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation