# 2001 TOYOTA AVALON — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `307321` · 2001-08-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
## Narrative
CHILD WAS SITTING  IN  BACK SEAT AND REACHED OVER TO UNLATCH  SEAT BELT TO GET OUT.  SEAT BELT LAYED ACROSS HIS CHEST, AND WHEN TUGGING ON IT TO SNAP IT BACK IN POSITION  SEAT BELT RAPPED AROUND  CHILD'S NECK.  CHILD'S MOTHER PULLED ON  SEAT BELT WHICH WOULD NOT RELEASE.  CHILD  BLACKED OUT, AND SEVERAL MEN COULD NOT GET  SEAT BELT TO LOOSEN.  SEAT BELT WAS FINALLY CUT TO RELEASE  CHILD.  CHILD'S NECK WAS BRUISED AND IRRITATED. DEALERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP, AND REFUSED THE RIGHT OF  CONSUMER TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR.  MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND WILL  ORDER A NEW SEAT BELT. ALSO, WILL CALL THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
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