# 1991 HONDA CIVIC — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `589758` · 2006-07-25 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** CIVIC
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HONDA.  SPEED OF HONDA AT TIME WAS 40 MPH. ON IMPACT DRIVERS SEAT BELT WORKED BUT THEN  FAILED, SPOOLING OUT, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD AND  STEERING WHEEL. INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN JAW, COLLARBONE,NECK, BOTH FEMURS,LOWER LEG AND LEFT FOOT, HAND, FINGERS  AND NINE RIBS ONE OF WHICH SEVERED LOWER LEFT AORTA, EVERY ORGAN SEVERELY DAMAGED RESULTING IN DEATH.  *NM
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