When the center 2nd row seat belt, which stores on the ceiling, was released it snapped up and struck a child sitting in the left 2nd row passenger seat in the upper cheek causing an abrasion and many tears. No severe injury but it could have been if it struck the eye or caused a laceration. When I first got the Pilot I thought the ceiling location looked like a good spot for the seat belt and latch storage but after this incident the seat belt should somehow be anchored lower to avoid the possibility of injury when it is retracted after use.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
When the center 2nd row seat belt, which stores on the ceiling, was released it snapped up and struck a child sitting in the left 2nd row passenger seat in the upper cheek causing an abrasion and many tears. No severe injury but it could have been if it struck the eye or caused a laceration. When I first got the Pilot I thought the ceiling location looked like a good spot for the seat belt and latch storage but after this incident the seat belt should somehow be anchored lower to avoid the possibility of injury when it is retracted after use.
- Hayes H., Delafield, WI, US