# 1999 KIA SEPHIA — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `260306` · 2003-08-12 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SEPHIA
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN  WHICH  SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASED FROM LATCH PLATE.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE BUCKLE HIT THE DRIVER SHOULD AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD.  THE STRAP BRUISED HER SHOULDER.     THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY.    *AK   *SLC   *PH   *NLM*EA04007*
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