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1998 GMC GMC — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

crash2 injured · 366869 · 2002-08-07

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
GMC
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
80 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER 3.5 TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAD COME LOOSE AND THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN FROM VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD TOO FAST AND LOST CONTROL. (NO LOOSE GARVEL-HAD JUST COME OFF OF A BLACK TOP ROAD 4 MILE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT) THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD SWIRVED BACK TO THE LEFT AND WENT OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HITTING A BAR DITCH HEAD ON AND THEN HAD FLOWN 51 FEET AND ROLLED 3.5 TIMES, IN THE PASSENGER'S DIRECTION, BEFORE RESTING FACE DOWN. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT THAT HAD COME UNLATCHED AND HE WAS THROWN ON THE FIRST ROLL, THE PASSENGER STAYED IN THE PICKUP WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. (THEY WERE BOTH HOSPITALIZED) *SCC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8015787
Machine
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