# 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `366555` · 2002-07-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
## Narrative
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
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