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2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 479521 · 2004-06-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
100

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE VAN. WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT, MY FOURTEEN YEAR OLD SON OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE. HE KEPT HIS HAND ON THE HANDLE WHILE IT WAS OPENING. HIS ARM (ELBOW) BECAME STUCK IN THE SEAT AND HE COULD NOT REMOVE HIS HAND FROM THE DOOR HANDLE WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPENING. THE DOOR CONTINUED TO OPEN AND HYPER-EXTENDED HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE HEARD A COUPLE SNAPS AND FOUND A WAY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOOR. HES NOW WEARING A CAST. WE TOOK HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND X-RAYS INDICATED THAT HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.*AK PE04064.PCO

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10075274
Machine
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