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2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

1 injured · 481489 · 2004-08-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE THE VAN WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING TODDLER POKED HEAD OUT OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, AND PUT HAND ON THE DOOR ARM REST, WHERE THE POWER WINDOW CONTROLLER SWITCH WAS LOCATED. THE WINDOW STARTED GOING UP, TODDLER PANICED AND PUSHED DOWN HARDER ON THE CONTROLLER SWITCH, AND WINDOW CONTINUED GOING UP AND CHOCKED THE TODDLER. CONSUMER FELT THAT A CHILD PROOF DEVICE SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN ALL OF THE WINDOWS TO PREVENT SUCH INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING. *AK *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10079916
Machine
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