# 1999 HONDA CIVIC — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `539814` · 2005-06-16 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
## Narrative
DRIVERS POWER SEAT RECLINES ON IT'S OWN EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE CAR. IT IS NOT BECAUSE I HIT IT WITH MY LEG. IT DOES NOT DO IT UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR, EXIT THE CAR, AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THEN I CAN WATCH THE SEAT RECLINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A CHILD SEAT BEIND THE DRIVER, AND THE REC LINING SEAT CRUSHED HER LEG CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING AND MUCH PAIN. HONDA CLAIMS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS, BUT I FIND REFERENCES TO IT ON WWW.
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