Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Legacy
Model Year: 1995
Note: Drive Type: FAWD & Transmission Type: 4EAT
Other Restraint System Info: SRS Airbag
Plant City: Lafayette
Plant Company Name: SIA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: L
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
AIR BAGS
HELLO IN MARCH 2007 WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM BOSTON,MA I WAS 14 MILES FROM HOME WHEN A CAR CAME AROUND A CORNER IN MY LANE I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND THERE WAS A TELEPHONE POLE, SO I HAD TO GO IN TO HIS LANE I THOUGHT I HAD IT MADE BUT WE CLIPPED BACK BUMPERS SO I HAD SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND WHEN I DID THE CAR SEEMED TO GO FASTER AND NOW WITH RECALL I WONDER IF MY BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING. ALSO NONE (ZERO) OF THE 6 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD AND THE SEATBELT GAVE ME ALL MY INJURIES BROKEN RIBS,THUMB AND A BURST FRACTURE OF MY L2 VERTABRAE.THE LAST INJURY WAS CRUSHED LT FOOT FROM THE TIRE AND ALLOY SHE'LL CAME THROUGH THE FIRE WALL THE OTHER FACTOR WAS THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT MY CAR WAS TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER CAR FOR MY CAR BECAUSE IT HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS I CONTACTED SOA TALKED MANY TIMES TO [XXX] AND THE MOST THEY WOULD DO WAS GIVE ME AN EXTRA $500.00 IF I BOUGHT A NEW SUBARU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
1995
SEAT BELTS
THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE STRAP IS TOO LONG FOR ANY OF THE INFANT SEATS WE WERE ABLE TO FIND. THE BUCKLE LAYS RIGHT WHERE THE STRAP NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE HOOK IN THE INFANT SEAT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A TIGHT FIT. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT WE USE A ROLLED TOWEL TO BOOST THE SEAT UP AND MAKE IT TIGHT, BUT WE ARE UNSURE OF HOW SAFE THAT WOULD BE. IS THAT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? WOULD OUR BABY BE AS SAFE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ROLLED-TOWEL METHOD AS IF THE BELT ITSELF WERE A SHORTER LENGTH?