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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000028888 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: PENNSAUKEN | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SATURN | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Child seat |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 02 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The saturn vehicle i own has angled seats. the angle is for safety purposes to insure the passengers is sitting back during impact. however, when using a rear facing car seat it is a problem. the infant seat must be securly fastened with the seat belt. due to the angle, the seat leans forward. this results in the infant hanging forward. in order to eliminate the incline, consumer must use two rolled bath towels placed under the seat then insatll the car seat. this creates the correct angle the child can sit. also in an infant carrier the bar must go back. using the towels pushes the seat back which butts it up againist the front seat, and you cannot push the seat back any. we also tried a regular car seat (not an infant carrier), and it also required a rolled towel for the right adjustment. my concern is that in time with moment the towels allows moment and the seat works its way loose. i contacted saturn and they stated they do not test car seats in their vehicles. they suggested i try numerous car seats until i can find one that best fits my vehicle. we have tried three different types of new car seats. this is a safety hazard. the infant cannot hang forward. nor should you drive with a towel under the car seat which allows leverage. an infant does not have the neck control to lean back. therefore, car seats are designed to adjust to lean the child back. even with this adjustment, the angle in the seats results in the infant flopping forward. *ak |
