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1997 KIA SEPHIA — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 309387 · 2001-08-16

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEPHIA
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A PASSENGER'S SIDE IMPACT, THE SEATBELT LOCK BROKE APART ON WHILE I WAS WEARING IT. IT WASN'T SMASHED APART, IT JUST BROKE THE ENTIRE LOCK IN ABOUT 4 PIECES. PREVIOUSLY I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT STAYING LOCKED AND THE ONE BACKSEAT LOCK WOULDN'T WORK, SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THOSE, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. I RECIEVED MULTIPLE CUTS AND BRUISES, A FEW STITCHES AND A BROKEN KNECK IN TWO PLACES IN MY CERVICAL SPINE. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO WEAR YOUR SEATBELT IN CASE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. MINE HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK, BUT WHAT GOOD DID IT DO WEARING IT, SINCE THE SEATBELT LOCK CAME APART?*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
750603
Machine
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