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2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 497980 · 2004-09-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
14,500

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS REMOVING THE RUBBER MAT IN THE BED OF THE 2003 AVALANCHE TRUCK TO CLEAN IT. TO REMOVE THE MAT YOU MUST FIRST REMOVE THE PLASTIC TRANSITION PLATE AT THE FRONT, JUST BEHIND THE REAR SEAT. TO REMOVE THIS PLATE YOU MUST SLIDE YOUR FINGER UNDER IT TO POP IT UP. AS YOU SLIDE YOUR FINGER UNDER IT YOU WILL SLICE YOUR FINGERS ON THE RAZOR SHARP PLASTIC. I SLICED MY FINGERS TO THE BONE, THE CUTS SHOULD HAVE HAD STITCHES BUT I BUTTERFLY BANDAGED THEM. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AS OF YET, BUT I THINK FILING DOWN THE SHARP EDGE WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10093086
Machine
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