NHTSA complaint: 2009 PONTIAC G8 — SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO A DITCH RESULTING IN THE SEAT BELT SEPARATING FROM THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE, LEGS, AND EYE HOWEVER MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation