Are there any fatalities due to seat backs collapsing?
There have been fatalities due to the front seat collapsing onto a rear passenger. Because of reporting procedures, it’s hard to get an exact number on the amount of fatalities caused by collapsing seat backs. One expert interviewed by CBS news says that seat backs collapse (though not necessarily fatally) every day.
What’s the Federal Standard for car seat backs?
NHTSA and manufacturers claim that current seat backs meet or exceed the federal standard (FMVSS 207) for seat strength, and that’s probably true. The problem is that the standard was established in 1967 and has not been updated since then.
How to repair a OBDII rear seat track guide?
OBDII cars use a 6mm Allen head bolt and a 10mm nut. On the drivers side, reach under the seat and unhook the seatbelt warning wire. Feel free never to hook it up again…. Step 2- Remove the rear seat track covers. These just pop off by hand. Wash them off with soapy water.. I am sure they are very nasty.
What should you do if your seat back collapses?
In July 2019, NHTSA released Front Seat Modeling in Rear Impact Crashes: Development of a Detailed Finite-Element Model for Seat Back Strength Requirements, which concluded that in rear impacts, seatback dynamic rotation should be reduced to less than 35° to prevent injury to the seat occupant and occupants seated directly behind it.
Are there any cases of apparent seatback failure?
Cases of apparent seatback failure reviewed by CBS News show, while drivers can also suffer catastrophic injury, children in the backseat are suffering the worst of the injuries, even death. It happens in an instant.
There have been fatalities due to the front seat collapsing onto a rear passenger. Because of reporting procedures, it’s hard to get an exact number on the amount of fatalities caused by collapsing seat backs. One expert interviewed by CBS news says that seat backs collapse (though not necessarily fatally) every day.
OBDII cars use a 6mm Allen head bolt and a 10mm nut. On the drivers side, reach under the seat and unhook the seatbelt warning wire. Feel free never to hook it up again…. Step 2- Remove the rear seat track covers. These just pop off by hand. Wash them off with soapy water.. I am sure they are very nasty.
NHTSA and manufacturers claim that current seat backs meet or exceed the federal standard (FMVSS 207) for seat strength, and that’s probably true. The problem is that the standard was established in 1967 and has not been updated since then.