# 2001 KIA SPECTRA — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `435577` · 2003-10-16 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPECTRA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 33,000
## Narrative
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES BROKE WHEN  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH  DRIVER AND  PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES, AND  WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.  THEY WERE LATER RELEASED.  *AK
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