Complaint 1758527
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SEAT BELTS • incident Jul 16, 2021
- Complaint ID
- 1758527
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- SEAT BELTS
- Incident Date
- Jul 16, 2021
- Date Received
- Jul 20, 2021
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS
Owner Narrative
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, he lost control of the vehicle due to losing consciousness. The vehicle left the roadway and went airborne and crashed with a road sign landing in a field. None of the airbags deployed and only the seatbelt lap belt tensioned not the shoulder strap. The contact sustained injuries such as several lacerations across the face and inside the mouth, and broken L1 vertebrae. The contact mentioned he fractured the steering wheel with his face during the impact. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to a local lot then towed again to the contacts insurance lot where it was awaiting a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 281,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.