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2005 CHEVROLET UPLANDER — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY

1 injured · 546392 · 2005-08-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
UPLANDER
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
6,200

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW VAN 2005 AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO ARM RESTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS UNSAFE. ALSO WHEN SITTING IN THE BACK THIRD ROW SEAT THE RIDE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT HURT THE PASSENGER'S BACK. HAS BEEN TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THIS VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH AN ARM REST, BUT CONSUMER COULD PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET VAN CUSTOMIZED. CONSUMER DID WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS NOT HIS RESPONSIBILITY. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO TALK TO DEALER TO TRADE AND PAY THE DIFFERENCE FOR A MODEL THAT DID HAVE ARM RESTS. CONSUMER DID NOT WISH TO DO THAT, AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN AND FELL OVER WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. *SC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10130405
Machine
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