# 1996 GMC SIERRA — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `302709` · 2001-07-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT CRASH. SEATBELTS DID NOT ACTIVATE, CONSUMER HIT HER FACE ON STEERING WHEEL, REQUIRED 6-8 STITCHES. GMC CUSTOUMER SERVICE TOLD HER THE SEATBELT SHOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED UP, HER LIFE WAS NOT IN DANGER. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 7000.00*AK   *SLC
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