# 2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
> NHTSA complaint `427871` · 2003-08-31 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** GALANT
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
## Narrative
I PURCHAED A MITSUBISHI GALANT 2003 ON 8/19/03 FROM JIM HUDSON MITSUBISHI.  ON 8/23/2003 I WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY A MINI VAN.  THE FRONT SEATS OF THE GALANT SLID BACK AND THE SEATS WERE BROKEN.  SO MYSELF AND THE DRIVER WERE FLAT ON OUR BACKS IN THE GALANT. JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW.  THE SEATS SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN AND WENT BACK THE WAY THEY DID.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*