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2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SEAT BELTS

1 injured · 466179 · 2004-04-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
27,500
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE REAR SEATBELT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE ALLOWS ME TO INSERT THE METAL BUCKLE BETWEEN PARTS OF THE BUCKLE AND THE ACTUAL RECEIVING END WICH IT BELONGS LEADING ME TO BELIEVE MY CHILDREN ARE SAFELY BUCKLED IN. I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND MY FOUR YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT BECAUSE THE BUCKLE WAS IMPROPERLY FASTENED. BECAUSE MY CHILD IS IN A BOOSTER SEAT IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH OVER AND VISIBLY SEE WHIHC "HOLE" THE METAL BUCKLE WAS INSERTED INTO. FORTUNATELY MY SON JUST EXPERIENCED MINOR BRUISING, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10066281
Machine
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