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2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE — SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

1 injured · 542950 · 2005-07-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING INTO OUR VAN AND WALKING TOWARD THE REAR ROW OF SEATS WHEN HE RAN INTO THE SEATBELT THAT CROSSES OVER FROM THE REAR SIDE WINDOW AND WAS ENTANGLED. THE SEATBELT WAS SO TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND HIM THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION SO THAT I COULD GET HIM OUT. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD GET HIM OUT WAS BY CUTTING THE SEATBELT. WE HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCINDENTS WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF OUR VAN AND GOING TO THE REAR ROW OF SEATS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10127768
Machine
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