← NHTSA complaints

1990 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

crash1 injured · 73445 · 1997-04-14

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
1990
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
Speed
9 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS MAKING RIGHT TURN INTO INTERSECTION WHEN HER VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AFTER MEDICAL TEAM ARRIVED CONSUMER UNSNAPPED WAIST BELT BUT DID NOT REMEMBER REMOVING SHOULDER BELT. THE NEXT DAY AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR SHE REALIZED THAT THE SHOULDER BELT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. WHERE THE BELT WAS ATTACHED THERE WAS A SHARP METAL PIECE EXTENDING FROM ATTACHMENT AREA. METAL CUT CONSUMER, RESULTING IN HEAD INJURY AND SLASHES TOO BACK OF HEAD. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
810928
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown