1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Start: 1996-12-09

crash1 injured · 68906 · 1997-02-17

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CAVALIER
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE HIT ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND BECAUSE BOTH THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE LAP BELT WERE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR, THE DRIVER WAS PROPELLED OUT INTO THE STREET CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FOREHEAD, JAW AND LEFT HAND.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 546741
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown