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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — STRUCTURE

1 injured · 623291 · 2007-05-07

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

CUSTOMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND FEELS THAT THE DEFECTS IN THE SHUTTLE VAN THAT HE WAS RIDING IN WAS AT FAULT**CC THE CONSUMER WAS SEATED NEAR THE REAR WHEN THE DRIVER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN AND ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN INTO THE AIR FROM WHERE HE WAS SITTING TO THE FRONT OF THE VAN ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET. HIS LEFT SHOULDER HIT THE REAR OF THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT HAND TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AS HE CRASHED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T THINK HE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE WAS EXTREMELY SORE AND MONTHS LATER HE STARTED HAVING SEVERE PAINS RUN DOWN HIS RIGHT ARM. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND IT WAS DISCOVERED HE HAD A TORN TENDON IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DESIGN OF THE MAKESHIFT BENCH SEATS AND THE HEIGHT FROM THE TOP OF THE CEILING TO THE FLOOR AND ENTRY REAR DOOR IN THE SHUTTLE VAN WERE ERGONOMICALLY UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY. THERE WERE NO SEAT BELTS TO PREVENT PASSENGERS FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD. THERE WAS NO EXIT OF THE LEFT REAR DOOR BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN WELDED SHUT. THE FLOOR BASE WAS CRACKED, ONE OF THE BENCH SEATS WAS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH A CLOTHES HANGER. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10190082
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