CHEVROLET BLAZER ROLLOVER
The pictures are of a rollover of a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer SUV. The rollover damage to this Chevy Blazer is concentrated on the front roof header  and front A Pillars and passenger side roof rail. These front roof supports did not withstand even the weight of this mid-size Sports Utility Vehicle. The airbags did not deploy in this rollover, because of minor frontal impact during this rollover. The occupant safety space of the driver and passenger area was severely compromised during the roller. The roof section over back seat passenger area was also moderately crushed in as well.
In a rollover, the roof can crush into the occupant space in several different ways. Matchboxing, pillar collapse  and header collapse are the most common ways that this occurs. In most cases, a stronger roof support system would have prevented most of the serious neck, head and spinal injuries. To the untrained observer, roof pillars of most vehicles appear solid and sturdy, especially strong enough to withstand a roof crush in a rollover. The surprises come through when one looks at a cross-section of the pillar. Most are nothing more than folded/molded corrugated sheet metal, being hollow inside. Therefore, when impact occurs the metal folds over into the empty inner space allowing more folding or crushing to continue. Tests show that if the inner hollow part of the roof pillars are either filled with a high density foam or honey combed structure, then roof crush is at a minimal, thus saving lives!!
CHEVROLET BLAZER ROOF WEAKNESS KNOWN FOR 25+ YEARS
A 1990 memo from General Motors to the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicated that to partially strengthen the roof of the new model, 1992 S-10 Blazer, it would need a re-tooling cost plus $9.00 in extra metal, which would add only 5 pounds to the overall weight of the vehicle. This simple solution could have saved 100's of lives and the American motorist if given a chance would have gladly paid the extra money to have been afforded extra protection. Even since that 1990 memo, some 15 years later, the roofs of the Chevy Blazers are still too weak to withstand most highway rollover accidents.
CHEVY BLAZER ROLLOVER LAWSUIT EVALUATION
 If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or a loved one killed as a result of a Chevy Blazer, Trailblazer, Jimmy or other SUV rollover or wreck, then call our law firm immediately for a free confidential consultation. Due to the nature of SUV rollover lawsuit and other legal actions, it is critical that you or your attorney take control of the vehicle as evidence, before any testing, alteration, salvage or destruction takes place. Further, it is very important to begin a thorough investigation of the scene and take statements of all necessary fact witnesses. The Willis Law Firm is very familiar with the SUV rollover problem and is ready to help you. Mr. Willis, a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer with over 20+ years of product liability and rollover litigation experience. Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858 or click here for a Free Rollover Lawsuit Evaluation
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