NHTSA complaint: 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT THE PLASTIC CYLINDER BECAME FRACTURED IN SEVERAL PIECES, SEPARATING FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE CYLINDER ALSO FRACTURED AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLEW AND STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER'S PASSENGER, WHO SUSTAINED SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE LEG FROM THE PLASTIC SHARDS OF THE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,300.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation