# 1999 BUICK REGAL — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `516196` · 2004-12-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** REGAL
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
## Narrative
SAFETY BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED. DRIVER' SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND I FLEW FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.  *BF  THE RELEASE MECHANISM THAT RELEASES THE HOLDING UNIT WAS LOOSE.  THE CONSUEMR WAS REAR ENDED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE.  *TC   *JB
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