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1996 GMC C2500 — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 647783 · 2007-11-28

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
C2500
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO MOBILE ACCIDENT HITTING A SCHOOL BUS HEAD ON AND HIT BY A TRUCK IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BED OF TRUCK, GOING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD. I BELIEVE IF THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT HAD WORKED PROPERLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED SO BAD. BECAUSE OF THE BURNING IN MY LEGS, BADLY BRUISED RIBS. ETC., THEY DID NOT DO ANY EEGS. I HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS FROM SEVERE HEADACHES TO UNCONTROLLABLE MOODSWINGS. I AM HOPING YOU DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS FROM EXPERIENCING WHAT I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH; LIKE BEING DISABLED FROM WORK AT THE AGE OF 38. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE POLICE REPORT SAID THE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE TO PROVE THAT IT DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10210182
Machine
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