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2002 CHEVROLET VENTURE — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 537149 · 2005-05-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
33,400

Severity

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

Narrative

SLIDING DOORS HAVE NO LOCKING SYSTEM IN PLACE TO KEEP DOORS OPEN WHEN ON AN INCLINE. AS I WAS LOADING VAN I TURNED TO PICK UP ITEMS AND 2YR. OLD SON STARTED TO CLIMB IN THE PASS. SIDE SLIDING DOOR. AS HE CLIMBED IN, DOOR RELEASED AND CLOSED ON HIS HEAD CAUSING BUMP ON BACK OF HEAD AND CUTS AND MODERATE SWELLING ON FACE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10122455
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown