1997 SATURN SL — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 SATURN SL — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Start: 1998-09-15

crash1 injured · 143971 · 1998-10-26

Vehicle

Make: SATURN
Model: SL
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR OF MY CAR WHICH CAUSED BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEATS TO SNAP TO A FULL RECLINE POSITION. AS A RESULT OF LAYING FLAT ON MY BACK I COULD NOT TAKE ANY EVASIVE ACTION. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. I HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE BACK INJURIES.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 700086
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown