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2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 536271 · 2005-05-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
26,674

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VAN ON PASSENGER SIDE BACK SLIDING DOOR A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD GOT HER LEG CAUGHT IN THE V-BAR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT STOP OPENING, THE DOOR DRAGGED HER WHILE IT WAS OPENING. CALLER WAS TRYING TO BRACE THE DOOR SO IT WOULD NOT OPEN ANY FURTHER, AND SOMEONE ELSE WAS TRYING TO GET THE CHILD OUT. THE VAN HAD NO SHUT OFF READILY ACCESSIBLE TO STOP THE DOOR WHILE IT WAS OPENING OR CLOSING. GIRL GOT CUT ON HEAD AND BRUISED ANKLE AND THIGH. HAD 5 STITCHES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10121888
Machine
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