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2005 KIA RIO — SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

1 fatalcrash3 injured · 588088 · 2006-07-11

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
RIO
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 A KIA RIO WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER WRECK THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ONE TEENAGER WHO WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DURING THE ROLL OVER AND THERE WERE INJURIES TO OTHER PASSENGERS AS WELL. ON OCTOBER 19, 2005, AN INVESTIGATING OFFICER WENT TO THE PLACE WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED AND REMOVED THE THREE BACK SEAT BELTS BECAUSE HE DISCOVERED THAT TWO OF THE BACK SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT HOLD THEIR BUCKLE. THE TEENAGER WHO WAS EJECTED AND DIED WAS IN THE SEAT WHERE ONE OF THOSE TWO BELTS WERE LOCATED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10162145
Machine
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