# 2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
> NHTSA complaint `878979` · 2011-09-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVALANCHE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- **Miles at failure:** 56,000
## Narrative
THIS AFTERNOON WHILE GOING OUT SHOPPING I BADLY CUT MY FINGER WHILE OPENING THE DOOR OF MY VEHICLE.  THE DOOR HANDLE OF MY VEHICLE IS PLATED IN CHROME.  THIS CHROME IS NOW COMING UNDONE, AND IS RAZOR SHARP.  I PLAN ON REPORTING THIS TO THE DEALER TOMORROW, BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE REGISTER MY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. *TR
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