# 1999 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `417701` · 2003-07-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MONTE CARLO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- **Miles at failure:** 70,450
## Narrative
ON FEBRUARY 14TH 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND.  THE BACKS OF THE SEATS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE SO WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND THE SEATBACK ALSO FLEW FORWARD WITH ME.  I FEEL THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBACKS MADE MY INUJURIES WORSE THAN WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*AK
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