# 2013 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1067471` · 2014-05-21 · 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:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 5,900
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
TRAVELING IN CONSTRUCTION IN MERGE LANE TAPPED ON BRAKES, DRIVERS SEAT BELT CAUGHT AND DID NOT RELEASE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A MERGING SEMI.  THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED EVEN MORE PULLING THE DRIVER UP OUT OF THE SEAT THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER HAD TO RELEASE THE BELT AFTER BEATING ON THE RELEASE LATCH. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE BINDING AND NOT RELEASING.   *TR
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