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2000 GMC SIERRA 3500 — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

crash1 injured · 549692 · 2005-09-29

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 3500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: A 2000 GMC 3500 DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS PASSING BY STRUCK THE CONSUMER WHO WAS ON A BICYCLE. THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED BICYCLE HELMET AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE WAY BY THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10132913
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown