# 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `185470` · 1999-11-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
## Narrative
MY 13 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND 12 YR OLD NIECE TRIED TO HIDE FROM ME AFTER A RIDE IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR.  THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD LEAVE A SEATBELT BETWEEN THE BACK SEAT AND THE TRUNK TO PREVENT IT CLOSING.  IT LOCKED.  THEY WERE TRAPPED FOR 20-30 MINUTES BEFORE I HAPPENED TO WALK BY THE CAR (IT WAS 90 DEGREES) AND HEARD THEM.  LUCKILY THEY WERE OKAY BUT A FEW MORE MINUTES AND THEY MAY HAVE PASSED OUT - THEN WHO KNOWS?  PLEASE HAVE ALL CARS WITH SIMILAR BACK SEATS (OPEN FROM PASSENGER AREA TO THE TRUNK, BUT NOT VICE VERSA) HAVE SAFETY LATCHES PLACED IN THE TRUNK BY THE MANUFACTURER.  IT WILL SAVE LIVES!
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