NHTSA complaint: 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — SEAT BELTS
MY 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS BUCKLED IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT WHEN THE SEATBELT LOCKED AS HE BUCKLED WHICH THEN LET TO HIM BEING TANGLED AROUND THE NECK SINCE IT WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION THE ONLY WAY TO RELEASE IS TO COMPLETELY RETRACT OR CUT BEING HE WAS BEING STRANGULATED THE ONLY WAY WAS TO CUT THE BELT. ALL VEHICLES NEED TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY RELEASE OR SOME SORT OF RELEASE. IF I DIDN'T HAVE A PAIR OF SCISSORS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUSLY BAD SITUATION. NOT EVEN SURE OF THE PURPOSE OF THE LOCKING WHEN FULLY PULLED OUT AS A SAFETY FEATURE.. THE MIDDLE BUCKLE HAS A RELEASE TO FOLD THE SEATS BACK.. WHY AREN'T ALL SEATS BELTS LIKE THAT? I FOUND HUNDREDS OF POST ABOUT CHILDREN GETTING TANGLED IN LOCKED SEAT BELTS.. IT'S DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! I WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN A VERY RURAL AREA 20 MIN FOR LOCAL EMS OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S A SCARY SITUATION AND COULD SIMPLY BE RESOLVED BY ADDING AN EMERGENCY RELEASE OF SOME SORT! OF COURSE THE COST OF REPLACING A SEAT BELT IS MILD COMPARED TO A LIFE OF A HUMAN BUT STILL IT COULD BE PREVENTED 100% BY AN EMERGENCY RELEASE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation