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1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO — SEAT BELTS:FRONT

crash2 injured · 484485 · 2004-07-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Miles at failure
54,464
Speed
8 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FRONT END COLLISION HIT CENTER ON AIR BAG SENSOR, NO DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN MYSELF OR PASSENGER. DAMAGE TO FRONT FRAME SECTION HAD TO REPLACE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL OVER $6000.00 DOLLARS. I HAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING BRAIN INJURY, SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, LT WRIST, LEFT SIDE OF BODY BRUSING ? ON DAMAGE TO MY LIVER & GAULL BLADDER. STILL UNDER INVESGATION HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. MY SON HAD KNEE BRUSING FROM HITTING FULL FORCE INTO LOWER PART OF DASH. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL VIA AMBO UNCONSIOUS FOR 5 HOURS NOT REMEMBERING THE ACCIDENT. JUST 10 MONTHS OUT OF BRAIN SURGERY JUST GOT RELEASED TO DRIVE NOW I HAVE A ONSET OF SIEZURES THAT WERE CONTROLED BY MEDS. BECAUSE OF MY RESTAINT SYSTEM I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE AGAIN. IF IT HAD WORKED I DO NOT THINK I WOULD OF BEEN HURT SO BAD. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10080980
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