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2002 HONDA ACCORD — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

1 injured · 334968 · 2002-02-14

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

Severity

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

Narrative

MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON BECAME TRAPPED IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND THE MORE I TRIED TO RELEASE IT THE TIGHTER THE BELT BECAME. MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHER ADULTS TRIED HAVING HIM CHANGE POSITIONS. I FINALLY WAS ABE TO RELEASE THE BELT, HOWEVER HE WAS TWISTED IN THE BELT AND IT LOCKED AND WOULDN'T GIVE AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER. I FINALLY HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT OFF BECAUSE HE WAS IN PAIN , CRYING AND HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. HE HAS SEAT BELT MARKS ACROSS HIS ABDOMEN AND TRACE BLOOD IN HIS URINE MAYBE FROM THIS INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE PEDIATRICIAN. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
758240
Machine
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