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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

crash2 injured · 448699 · 2004-01-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED DURING AN ACCIDENT WE WERE IN. I HAVE THE SEATBELT AND PICTURES. I WAS DRIVING A 2003 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM AND CLOSED THE CASE FILE. I WROTE A LETTER TO THEIR CEO AND WAS CONTACTED BY HIS OFFICE AND OFFERED FREE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES ON THE REMAINDER OF MY LEASE. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY CLOSED MY FILE ALSO. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM TRYING TO GET THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SEAT BELT, BUT THEY DIRECT ME TO DIFFERENT NUMBERS AND AS OF THIS HOUR, THEY STILL DON'T KNOW. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. MY DAUGHTER HIT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THEN HIT HER HEAD ON THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW. LUCKILY, THESE ARE THE ONLY INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED. THE SEATBELT INSERT POINT IS VISILBLY DAMAGED. THERE HAVE TWO OTHER CASES OF THIS IN MY AREA.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10052722
Machine
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