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2003 JEEP LIBERTY — SEAT BELTS

1 injured · 1101495 · 2014-08-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
130,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS SITTING IN LINE AT THE PHARMACY MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WITH SEAT BELT ON THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TIGHTENING AS HE CHANGED POSITION AND EACH TIME HE BREATHED IT TIGHTENED AROUND HIS CHEST HE COULDN'T BREATHE AND RUSHED HIM TO THE FIRE STATION 1 BLOCK AWAY WHERE THEY CUT THE SEAT BELT, OTHER THAN BEING ABLE NOT TO BREATHE THERE WAS NO OTHER INJURY THANKS TO MY QUICK ACTION. WE TRIED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STICKS AND SOMETIMES YOU GET STUCK AND HAVE TO RELEASE IT WITH A SMALL STICK LIKE OBJECT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10627759
Machine
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