# 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `675822` · 2008-06-27 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WE OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY.  MY HUSBAND WAS THE DRIVER AND WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS CUT OFF WHILE ENTERING A STATE HIGHWAY IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.  MY 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT IN A BOOSTER SEAT WITH HIS SEAT BELT ON.  DURING THE IMPACT, MY SON WAS UNRESTRAINED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT.  THE SEAT BELT NEVER CAUGHT IN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM ALLOWING MY SON TO BE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT.  MY SON HAD A MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA AND WAS AIR-LIFTED TO JOHNS HOPKINS.  HE WAS RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING WITH A SERIOUS CONCUSSION.  THE OTHER PASSENGERS HAD VERY MINOR INJURIES.
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