# 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `667705` · 2008-04-29 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** ML320
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 142,900
## Narrative
FAILURE OF FRONT DRIVER'S SEATBELT ASSEMBLY; A GUNSHOT TYPE NOISE AND SMOKE OCCURRED COMING OUT OF THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR AREA; SEATBELT RETRACTOR BROKE CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO KEEP RETRACTING TIGHTENING ON PERSON AND THE RELEASE ON THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE CAUSING INJURY; THE EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN ONE MINUTE OF TURNING ON CAR IN PARKED POSITION AND AS SOON AS SEATBELT WAS PUT IN THE BUCKLE.  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*