# 1995 SUBARU LEGACY — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `453598` · 2004-02-05 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** LEGACY
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- **Miles at failure:** 101,287
## Narrative
MY VEHICLE, A 1995 SUBARU LEGACY L STATION WAGON, HAD STALLED AT A RED LIGHT.  SHORTLY AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.  I WAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY VEHICLE.  UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT "COLLAPSED" TO A FULLY-RECLINED POSITION.  I SUFFERED MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT STRAIN IN MY NECK AND BACK, AND MY DAUGHTER (WHO WAS SEATED BEHIND ME) SUSTAINED A LARGE BRUISE ON HER RIGHT THIGH AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY MY SEAT WHEN IT COLLAPSED.  *JB
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