Special Crash Investigations: On-Site Seat Belt Separation Crash Investigation; Vehicle: 2011 GMC Terrain; Location: Florida; Crash Date: June 2020
This report documents the offset frontal crash of a 2011 GMC Terrain SUV and the shear/separation of the driver’s seat belt webbing at the belt path of the latch plate. The GMC was involved in a head-on crash with a 2011 Subaru Forrester. A belted 41-year-old male drove the GMC at the time of the crash, which occurred when the Subaru, driven by a belted 39-year-old female and occupied by a belted 9-year-old female second-row right passenger, crossed over the centerline of a two-lane roadway. The front of the GMC struck the front of the Subaru. The GMC rotated counterclockwise, and the Subaru rotated clockwise, with both vehicles coming to final rest blocking the roadway. As the GMC driver loaded the seat belt during the crash, the webbing separated. The separation was located 53 cm (20.75 in) above the webbing’s attachment to the lower anchor pretensioner. The driver sustained police-reported B-level (non-incapacitating) injuries. He was transported by ambulance and hospitalized for 17 days. The 9-year-old child was deceased. At the conclusion of the inspection, the driver’s seat belt and associated components were removed from the vehicle and forwarded to NHTSA’s Vehicle Research and Test Center for examination. Inspection of the parts suggested that the belt webbing separated due to excessive loading.
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Corporate Authors:
Crash Research & Analysis, Incorporated
P.O. Box 302
Elma, NY United States 14059National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 2022-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Technical Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: 61p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Fatalities; Frontal crashes; Seat belts
- Geographic Terms: Florida
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01846460
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 813 278, CR20025
- Contract Numbers: 693JJ919C000004
- Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: May 24 2022 10:08AM