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1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash1 injured · 417701 · 2003-07-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Miles at failure
70,450

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FEBRUARY 14TH 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE BACKS OF THE SEATS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE SO WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE SEATBACK ALSO FLEW FORWARD WITH ME. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBACKS MADE MY INUJURIES WORSE THAN WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10025970
Machine
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