NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SEATS
WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY NIGHT, A CAR IN FRONT OF MINE HIT THE BRAKES REQUIRING ME TO DO THE SAME. AT THAT POINT, THE SEAT BEHIND MY DRIVER'S SEAT DISENGAGED FROM THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND TILTED FORWARD. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME IN HER CARSEAT. AS THE SEAT FELL FORWARD HER FACE HIT THE BACK OF MY SEAT CAUSING AN ABRASION AND BLACK EYE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO HER DOCTOR. THE VAN WILL BE TAKEN IN TO CHRYSLER FOR EVALUATION. CLEARLY THE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AS IT WAS NOT LEFT UNLOCKED. *JS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation