# 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `491796` · 2004-08-20 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** DEVILLE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 7,093
## Narrative
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED.  THE LOCK MECHANISM BROKE ON IMPACT.*MR  WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET THE DRIVER DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE.  THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK MECHANISM BROKE ON IMPACT.  BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.  *NM   *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*