# 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `577404` · 2006-03-28 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 22,900
## Narrative
I WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK WHILE STOPPED COMPLETELY ON THE HARDY TOLL ROAD IN HOUSTON.  THE TRUCK WAS GOING APPROX 30 MPH.  MY SEAT  BELT DID NOT WORK AND MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION.  TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT SEAT BELTS PROVIDE NO PROTECTION DURING A REAR END COLLISION.  I THINK THEY ARE WRONG. *JB
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