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2015 BUICK ENCLAVE — SEAT BELTS

1 injured · 1218513 · 2015-09-14

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
2,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE SCARIEST THING AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SEAT BELT LOCKING TO THE POINT OF A CHILD NEARLY FAINTING BECAUSE IT WAS CHOCKING HIM AROUND THE BELLY AREA. THE MORE I TRIED TO GIVE IT LEVERAGE TO RELEASE THE LOCK THE MORE IT ROLLED IN AND WOULDN'T UNLOCK. THERE ARE NO EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTONS. GOD FORBID THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GET SOMEONE OUT. SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. COPS HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT MY KIDS IN THIS CAR AGAIN. I FEEL WITH THE WINDSHIELD AND TIRE PROBLEM ON TOP OF IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR TO CARRY MY PRECIOUS PRICELESS CARGO (MY KIDS AND THEIR FRIENDS)VERY DISAPPOINTED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10763443
Machine
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