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2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

1 fatalcrash5 injured · 537009 · 2005-05-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
UPLANDER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I AM ENTERING THIS CONCERN ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE INJURED WITH ONE FATALITY IN A SINGLE VEHICLE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE INCIDENT OCURRED ON I65 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA AND MOBILE, ALABAMA ON MAY 17, 2005. MY AUNT [XXX] DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES. MY MOTHER [XXX] REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THE UNIV. OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER IN MOBILE, AL. MY COUSIN [XXX] HAS NECK INJURIES AND HAS BEEN RELEASED. MY FATHER [XXX] AND NEPHEWS ([XXX] AND [XXX]) SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. [XXX] AND [XXX] WERE RIDING IN THE 2ND ROW SEATS IN AN AVIS RENTAL 2005MY CHEVY UPLANDER. ACCORDING TO MY SISTER [XXX] AND HER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ICU SURGEONS, BOTH [XXX] AND [XXX] SUFFERED INTESTINAL DAMAGE AND INJURIES WERE SIMILAR. ACCORDING TO MY FATHER'S RECOLLECTION, MY MOTHER WAS SITTING ON THE 2ND ROW -DRIVER'S SIDE AND MY AUNT WAS SEATED ON THE 2ND ROW - PASSENGER SIDE. BASED ON PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE , THE PASSENGER- SIDE RESEMBLES A SIDE-IMPACT DAMAGE. MY FATHER RECALLS A ROLL-OVER EVENT. HE DID NOT RECALL MAKING A MAJOR TURN IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PER RECALL NHTSA ID#05V061000 AND GM RECALL#05015, IT STATES THAT THE 2ND ROW SEAT CAN BECOME DETACHED AS A RESULT OF SIDE - IMPACT. THE RECALL BEGAN IN 04/05/2005. ACCORDING TO GM RECORDS, THE VEHICLE [XXX] WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CONVERSATION WITH THE TOW COMPANY LEADS ME TO SUSPECT 2ND ROW SEAT PERFORMANCE IN THE INCIDENT. I HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10122339
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