| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003277090 | Incident Date: Jul, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 850 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW5548V2 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: CAG |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Integrated booster seat broke apart at hinge linking seat to seat-back (seat belt functioned, but only to hold the integrated booster seat in place). the metal hinge broke into 4 pieces and completely disengaged from the seat/back. the seat was used by only one child, and at 55 lbs well below the weight limit of 80 pounds. the integrated booster seat remained in the booster-seat position most of the time and was not subject to an unusual amount of opening and closing. this suggests a serious design flaw that could jeopardize the safety and even the life of a child strapped into the integrated booster seat. if the structural integrity failure was not noticed by a parent and the vehicle was involved in a high-impact crash, the seat could disengage from the vehicle itself, propelling the child into seats or windows. |
