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2015 KENWORTH T270 — ROLLOVER

1 fatalcrash · 1797315 · 2022-02-23

Vehicle

Make
KENWORTH
Model
T270
Year
2015
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Component
ROLLOVER

Severity

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

Narrative

I am analyzing a rollover event with the subject Kenworth T270 configured as a tanker truck. The driver's safety belt was configured with an "IMMI Comfort Latch" shoulder belt tension reliever. It appears that this system is in violation of FMVSS 208 sections S7.4.2 and S7.4.5 due to the fact that there is no automatic release of the tension relieving device upon opening of the driver's door or release of the driver's buckle latch. In the subject accident, the inexperienced young driver, whoi had never driven a vehicle with a "Comfort Latch" safety belt tension relieving device, apparently just buckle the safety belt around him, unaware that the shoulder belt had excessive slack in it, due to a previous driver having set the "Comfort Latch". IN the rollover event he was ejected from the vehicle and was killed in the accident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11453638
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown