# 1999 BUICK LESABRE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `435742` · 2003-10-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.  AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS.  SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION.  CONSUMER  SUSTAINED  MINOR INJURIES TO BACK AND KNEES.  DEALER AND  MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT.*AK
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