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2002 CHEVROLET VAN — SEAT BELTS

crash5 injured · 539075 · 2005-06-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VAN
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
64,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, A DRUNK DRIVER HIT OUR 2002 CHEVY ASTRO VAN IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE BY A DODGE DAKOTA. WE WERE TRAVELING 35 MPH, OTHER VEHICLE SPEED UNKNOWN. THERE WERE 5 RESTRAINED PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, THE 2ND ROW RIGHT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER DURING THE ENTIRE CRASH. SHE HAD BRUSES ON HER LEFT HIP, RIGHT BREAST, RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM. (THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY). SHE WOULD UP ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE BUCKET SEATS WITH HER LEGS UNDERNEATH HER. THE SEAT BELTS ARE BEING REPLACED (4 ARE COMPLETE, 1 THE CHEVY DEALER IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE RIGHT PART). I HAVE THE OLD PARTS IN MY POSSESSION. WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE CRASH SITE, THE DAMAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY $8,000

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10124972
Machine
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