JANUARY 1, 2007
CASES FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATION PROGRAM
INFANTS IN REAR FACING CHILD SAFETY SEATS WHO SUSTAINED FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURIES IN MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CRASHES
FATAL COUNT CASE NUMBER CASE STATUS CRASH DATE INVESTIGATION DATE STATE AGE SEX HEIGHT (IN) WEIGHT (LBS) RESTRAINT USE VEHICLE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE MAKE VEHICLE MODEL CHANGE IN VELOCITY (MPH) PRE-IMPACT BRAKING INJURY DESCRIPTIONS INJURY SOURCE
  DS94023 AVAILABLE NOV-94 DEC-94 CA 3 MO FEMALE 20 13 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 COROLLA TOYOTA 11-18 YES NON-FATAL SKULL FXS PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
1 CA95016 AVAILABLE JUL-95 JUL-95 PA 3 WK FEMALE 24 11 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD ESCORT 20-25 YES SKULL FXS; BRAIN INJURY PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
2 DS95019 AVAILABLE SEP-95 SEP-95 CA 5 MO FEMALE 27 20 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY <10 YES SKULL FXS; BRAIN INJURY PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
3 CA95022 AVAILABLE OCT-95 NOV-95 LA 4 MO MALE 24 17 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 SATURN SL1 12-14 YES SKULL FXS; BRAIN INJURY PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
  DS95022 AVAILABLE OCT-95 NOV-95 CA 6 MO MALE UNK 15 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD ESCORT <10 YES NON-FATAL SKULL FXS PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
  DS95025 AVAILABLE NOV-95 DEC-95 CO 3 MO MALE 25 15 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 FORD ASPIRE 9 YES NON-FATAL SKULL FXS PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
  IN95021 AVAILABLE NOV-95 DEC-95 WI 7 WK MALE 22 10 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 DODGE CARAVAN 12-17 YES NON-FATAL SKULL FXS PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
4 CA96002 AVAILABLE JAN-96 FEB-96 NJ 4 MO MALE 24 20 MIS-USED - BELTS NOT USED PROPERLY; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 ISUZU TROOPER 15 NO LARGE SUBDURAL AND EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; SKULL FXS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
5 LTC96018 AVAILABLE MAY-96 MAY-96 FL 8 MO FEMALE 27 19 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY 10 UNK BRAIN INJURY  PAB
6 CA96008 AVAILABLE APR-96 MAY-96 FL 3 MO MALE 23 18 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 HYUNDAI ACCENT 19 - 24 YES HEAD INJURIES PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
7 IN96017 AVAILABLE JUN-96 JUL-96 IL 1 WK FEMALE 18 8 NO - RFCSS HELD IN LAP OF PASSENGER; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD ESCORT 8 YES HEAD INJURIES PAB
  CA96013 AVAILABLE SEP-96 OCT-96 GA 5 MO MALE 28 19 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 SATURN SW2 6 YES NON-FATAL SKULL FX; CONTUSION OF THE LEFT FRONTO TEMPORAL AREA WITH A SMALL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
8 CA96015 AVAILABLE SEP-96 OCT-96 OH 1 MO MALE 21 8 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 MAZDA PROTÉGÉ 12-14 YES SKULL FXS; BRAIN INJURY PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
9 CA96016 AVAILABLE OCT-96 OCT-96 FL 7 WK FEMALE 21 10 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 DODGE CARAVAN 12 YES SKULL FXS; BRAIN INJURY PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
  CA96021 AVAILABLE NOV-96 NOV-96 NH 3 WK FEMALE 19 8 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD ESCORT 24 NO NON-FATAL SKULL FXS; BRAIN SWELLING PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
  CA96023 AVAILABLE DEC-96 DEC-96 VA 3 MO MALE 19 12 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD ESCORT 10 YES NON-FATAL SKULL FXS; SMALL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SMALL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
10 DS97009 AVAILABLE MAY-97 MAY-97 CA 4 MO MALE 26 20 MIS-USED - BELTS NOT USED PROPERLY; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 MAZDA 626  13.0 NO PARTIAL AND TEMPORAL BRAIN LACERATION PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
11 DS97008 AVAILABLE MAY-97 MAY-97 NC 5 MO FEMALE 28 21 MISUSED - BELTS USED; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA 7 YES SKULL FXS; BRAIN INJURY PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
12 1997-75-085J AVAILABLE JUN-97 JUN-97 CO 3 MO MALE UNK UNK NO - RFCSS HELD IN LAP OF PASSENGER; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1997 FORD ESCORT 15.5 YES CEREBRAL DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
13 CA98007 AVAILABLE JAN-98 FEB-98 GA 4 MO FEMALE UNK UNK NO - RFCSS HELD IN LAP OF PASSENGER; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 FORD CONTOUR 8-10 NO SKULL FXS; CLOSED HEAD INJURY PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
  CA97048 AVAILABLE SEP-97 NOV-97 FL 3 MO MALE 24 12 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY 7-10 YES BILATERAL SUBDURAL & SUBARACHNOID HEMORRAGE PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
14 CA98028 AVAILABLE APR-98 APR-98 FL 3 WK FEMALE 19 9 MIS-USED - BELTS USED; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 SATURN SC1 10 YES MACERATED BRAIN; DEPRESSED SKULL FX; MULTIPLE HEMORRHAGES PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
15 CA98034 AVAILABLE MAY-98 MAY-98 OH 2 MO MALE 25 13 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1997 FORD F150 10 YES SUBDURAL & SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
16 DS97013 AVAILABLE JUN-97 JUN-97 UT 3 MO FEMALE 25 17 YES - BELTS USED; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 HYUNDAI ACCENT 12 NO HORIZONTAL SKULL FRACTURE OF THE OCCIPITAL BONE WITH LOSE OF BRAIN TISSUE PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
17 IN98014 AVAILABLE FEB-98 FEB-98 TX 6 MO FEMALE 24 24 NO - BELTS NOT USED; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 FORD EXPLORER 13-17 YES BASILAR AND OCCIPITAL SKULL FRACTURES WITH SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
18 CA99007 AVAILABLE APR-99 APR-99 AL 6 WK FEMALE 23 10 MIS-USED - BELTS USED; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1995 SATURN SC2 9 YES PATCHY SUBDURAL AND INTRAVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL EDEMA WITH DIFFUSE SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE PAB FLAP; PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
19 IN00009 AVAILABLE OCT-99 MAR-00 TX 4 MO MALE 26 17 UNKNOWN  - UNKNOWN IF BELTS USED PROPERLY; PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 LEXUS ES300 8 YES SKULL FRACTURE WITH UNDERLYING SUBDURAL AND SUBARCHNOID HEMORRHAGE PAB
20 CA01014 AVAILABLE OCT-98 JAN-01 OH 2 MO MALE 24 17 NO - RFCSS HELD IN LAP OF PASSENGER; UNKNOWN IF PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA  16.8 NO LACERATION OF THE LEFT BASAL GANGLIA PAB; PAB FLAP
21 IN99087 AVAILABLE AUG-99 SEP-99 MS 4 MO FEMALE 24 17 MIS-USED - BELTS NOT USED PROPERLY; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT 13 NO UNCONSCIOUS POST RESUSCIATION ON ADMISSION OR INITIAL OBSERVATION AT SCENE PAB FLAP
22 DS01015 AVAILABLE AUG-01 AUG-01 CA 2 MO MALE 25 17 MIS-USED - BELTS NOT USED PROPERLY; UNKNOWN IF PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1994 FORD PROBE  8.3 YES LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
23 CA03001 AVAILABLE NOV-02 JAN-03 GA 6 MO MALE 28 17 UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN IF BELTS USED PROPERLY; UNKNOWN IF PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 10.5 YES SKULL FRACTURE PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
24 IN03025 UNDER REVIEW JUL-01 JUL-03 OH 3 MO MALE 26 15 UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN IF BELTS USED PROPERLY; UNKNOWN IF PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1996 FORD CONTOUR 7.5 NO MASSIVE CEREBRAL EDEMA PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
25 DS04012 UNDER REVIEW MAY-04 JUN-04 CA 10 MO FEMALE 31 26 MIS-USED - BELTS NOT USED PROPERLY; NOT PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 2003 JEEP CHEROKEE 6 - 16 NO BILATERAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMAS PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
26 IN05012 UNDER REVIEW OCT-02 MAR-05 MN 1 FEMALE 31 22 UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN IF BELTS USED PROPERLY; UNKNOWN IF PROPERLY SECURED IN RFCSS 1997 FORD ESCORT 18.6 NO BRAIN STEM  COMPRESSION PAB; CHILD SEAT BACK
Active - Investigation initiated and continuing; Report not yet received at NHTSA   UNK - Unknown N/A - Not Applicable
Under Review - Investigation complete; Report under review by NHTSA staff; Report not available PAB FLAP - Passenger's air bag cover flap PAB - Passenger's Air Bag
Available - Report review complete; Report placed in public file and available from VOLPE Center (617) 494-2640 DAB - Driver's Air Bag  FX - Fracture