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2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

crash3 injured · 488201 · 2004-08-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISIN IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE HYDROPLANED HEAD-ON AND THEN ONTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THIS 4 DOOR CHEVROLET CAVALIER. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER BOOSTER SEAT THAT WAS ANCHORED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT. THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE BACK SEAT WAS DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET WHICH ALLOWED ALL THE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK TO COME FORWARD. THIS THEN PUSHED THE BOOSTER SEAT TO THE SIDE WITH ALL THE LUGGAGE UP AGAINST HER.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10086091
Machine
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