# 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `500545` · 2004-10-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 2500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND  PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HIT A TRUCK HEAD ON.  UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE LOOSE , AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.  DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK AND LEG INJURIES, AND WAS MEDIVACED BY HELICOPTER TO A HOSPITAL.  VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED  BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*