# 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250 — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1374795` · 2017-05-01 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES-BENZ
- **Model:** C250
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
- **Speed:** 58 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, FLIPPED TWICE, AND CRASHED IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER TIGHT ENOUGH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
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