# 2006 SUBARU LEGACY — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `986309` · 2013-06-14 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** LEGACY
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 9,388
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
HELLO,    I HAD BOUGHT A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 GT LIMITED AND I LIVE IN THE HILLS OF WESTERN MA, SO MY CAR SAW  2 WINTERS.   COMING BACK FROM BOSTON, MA 14 MILES  FROM HOME (OUT OF 135 MILES) AS I WAS ENTERING CHARLMNT  I SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH. AS I APPROACHED A CORNER WITH A CAR COMING IN MY LANE. I THOUGHT  IF I WENT INTO HIS LANE BEST CASE SCENARIO I COULD MAKE IT. BUT WE CLIPPED BACK BUMPERS AND WHEN I PUT MY BRAKES ON THE CAR STARTED GOING FASTER AT THAT TIME I JUST SAID THERE WAS PUDDLE WITH ICE UNDERNEATH.   BUT NOW WITH THE RECALL ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES IN CERTAIN STATES BEING RECALLED, THAT  MAKES SINCE BECAUSE WHEN I SLAMMED ONTO MY BRAKES THE CAR STARTED TO GO FASTER NOT SLOWING DOWN.   I CONTACTED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT [XXX]  VP OF SUBARU OF AMERICA OR SOA.     ALL HE KEPT ON DOING WAS DENYING ABOUT THIS  AND OFFERING $500.00 IF I BOUGHT A NEW SUBARU AND NOW WITH THE RECALL OF THE BRAKES IT MAKES SENSE AND EVEN THE RECALL HE WON'T REPLACE MY VEHICLE   IN CLOSING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT MY SUBARU WAS A LEMON AND AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR  A CAR  LIKE MINE TO SWAP IT OUT WITH.   [XXX]  PS: I BET THAT NEVER WILL I FILL    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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