# 1997 SATURN SC1 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `599583` · 2006-10-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** SC1
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 33,750
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.  MY VEHICLE IS A 1998 SATURN VIN[XXX].  I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN A LARGE UTILITY VAN STRUCK MY VEHICLE.  THE IMPACT SPEED WOULD BE AROUND 30MPH.  UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER SEAT FAILED - SHIFTING ME BACK TO THE REAR SEAT AND THEN I WAS JOLTED FORWARD AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL.   THE SEATBELT SYSTEM FAILED TO CONSTRICT MY BODY TO THE CAR SEAT.  THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  I SUFFERED HEAD, NECK, AND SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO MY SHOULDER AND MID BACK AREA.    *JS       INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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