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2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS — SEATS

1 injured · 1800946 · 2022-03-11

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
ATLAS
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SEATS
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Captain seat became unlatched when braking quickly, causing the 40lb child sitting in forward facing booster seat to slam head first into back of passenger seat. Seat was then difficult to re-set and lock back into proper position from driver's seat while pulling off highway to a safe location, resulting in child being trapped between captain seat and front passenger seat until vehicle was stopped. Latch appears to be working as expected and has not released unexpectedly otherwise.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11456329
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown