NHTSA Complaint #10561307 — 1976 GMC SIERRA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1976 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE HOOD TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE THROTTLE. THE REMOVAL OF THE THROTTLE CAUSED THE COOLING FAN BLADE TO DISLODGE, STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD AND FACE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE LACERATIONS TO BOTH THE FACE AND HEAD, AND HIS LEFT EYE WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BLINDNESS IN THE RIGHT EYE AND SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.