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1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 fatalcrash · 533977 · 2005-05-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

FATALITY AS A RESULT OF IGNITION SWITCH BEING TURNED WITHOUT A KEY AND WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED.*MR WHEN THE COMPLAINANTS THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ONE NOTCH FORWARD THIS ALLOWED THE GEAR LEVER TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A DRIVEWAY. IT UNCLEAR IF THE CHILD FELL OR JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT BECAME TO ROLL BUT EITHER WAY HE WAS STRUCK BY THE OPEN DOOR AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE THEN ROLLED OVER THE CHILD WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10120419
Machine
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