# 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `429740` · 2003-09-10 · 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:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH  VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.   CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.  THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, RUN INTO A DITCH, AND COLLIDE HEAD ON WITH AN OAK TREE.  SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, THE LATCH CAME APART.   VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH  FRONT AND SIDE AIR AIR BAGS. UPON IMPACT, THEY  DID NOT DEPLOY.  CONSUMER'S KNEE WAS BROKEN,  AND HE  SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. POLICE AND  MEDICAL HELP  DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE.   MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT.  *AK
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