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1993 SATURN SC1 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

crash1 injured · 493282 · 2004-08-28

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
SC1
Year
1993
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Miles at failure
156,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DUE TO PLASTIC DOOR SKIN (OUTER PANELING ) OPENING THE DOOR IN A LOW SPEED CAR ACCIDENT IN ADDITION TO PASSIVE SEAT BELT FALURE (INTERMITTENTLY WORKED)I WAS EJECTED FROM CAR AND LEFT PARALYZED. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING WAS REJECTED BY SATURN DUE TO COST LEAVING SAFETY OUT OF CONCERN. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10088736
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown