# 2001 CHRYSLER 300M — SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `655438` · 2008-01-28 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** 300M
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
ON 12/17/07 I WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A 2001 CHYRSLER 300M THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT.  WE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT A TREE AT APPX. 50 MILES AN HOUR, MY LAP BELT HELD MY BACK WHILE MY SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT. I WAS SITTING BEHIND THE PASSENGER.  THE CRASH CAUSED ME TO HAVE BROKEN RIBS, A BROKEN BACK AND INTERNAL INJURIES ALONG WITH BROKEN FACE BONES FROM HITTING THE SEAT IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.  IS THERE ANY DEFECT THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT NOT TO LOCK UP OR THE CAR TO LOOSE SUCH CONTROL ON THE ICE?  *TR
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