# 2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `537009` · 2005-05-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** UPLANDER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
## 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
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