# 1998 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `111340` · 1998-07-22 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** 4 RUNNER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE CHILD BECAME TWISTED IN SEAT BELT, IT WORKED LIKE A RATCHET TIGHTENING AROUND HER WAIST, CONSUMER DROVE TO A NEARBY POLICE STATION WHERE THEY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK   *TT
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