# 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `720097` · 2009-05-15 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** OUTBACK
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 12,900
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESTRAINT.  SHE STRUCK HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND BACK.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  SHE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON MAY 15, 2009 ON HER BACK.  A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS.  TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT STILL HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,900.
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