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2007 VOLVO S40 — SEAT BELTS:FRONT

crash2 injured · 841362 · 2011-02-10

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S40
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2007 VOLVO S-40. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING A SEAT BELT DEFECT AFTER SUFFERING AN INJURY TO THE EYE DUE TO A REAR END COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR WHILE STOPPED YIELDING TO TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE HIT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM WHERE THEY WERE ORIGINALLY STOPPED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRAIN THE CONSUMERS UPPER BODY WHICH ALLOWED HIS TORSO TO GO FORWARD; CONSEQUENTLY, HIS HEAD STRUCK THE LEFT WINDSHIELD PILLAR. FROM THE IMPACT OF HIS HEAD STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD PILLAR, HIS UPPER EYE LID WAS LACERATED BY THE FRAME OF HIS EYEGLASSES AND SEVERELY BRUISED HIS EYE AS A RESULT. THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10381951
Machine
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