# 2001 MERCEDES BENZ 240 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `366010` · 2002-08-05 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** 240
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT AND SIDE IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTED SO TIGHTLY THAT IT CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO DRIVER.
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