NHTSA complaint: 2008 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER — SEAT BELTS
OUR 2008 PT CRUISER WAS GOING NORTH AND A WOMAN EXITING AN INTERSTATE GOING EAST RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT US. THE IMPACT RIPPED OFF THE FRONT BUMPER, DESTROYED THE ENGINE, AND TWISTED THE FRONT OF THE CRUISER SO THE PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT OPEN. WE WERE GOING 35MPH I ESTIMATE HER SPEED TO BE 55MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE CRUISER DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER BACK. THE PASSENGER IN THE CRUISER HIT THE DASH CAUSING INJURIES. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK OR TIGHTEN AT ALL. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HELD THEM BACK. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation