# 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `457376` · 2004-02-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** TRANS SPORT
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 68,000
## Narrative
MY VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE I WAS STOPPED.  THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE 3RD ROW RIGHT SIDE SEAT'S FRONT LATCHES BECAME UNHOOKED FROM THE FLOOR AND THE SEAT WAS LEFT IN A RECLINED POSITION. THE BACK FLOOR LATCHES WERE STILL SECURED. IF A PASSENGER OVER 5'  HAD BEEN SEATED IN THIS SEAT, THEY WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE REAR DOOR WITH THEIR HEAD.  *JB
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