NHTSA Complaint #10448481 — 2010 GMC ACADIA

I HAD SOME WARRANTY WORK PERFORM ON MY 2010 GMC ACADIA. I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NEEDED TO REINSTALL MY TWO FORWARD FACING CAR SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS FOR MY TWO CHILDREN. I HAD BUCKLED MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE INSTALLED CAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE I WAS DOING OTHER WORK IN THE CAR. AT SOME POINT, I PUSHED THE DRIVER'S SEAT MEMORY BUTTON 1 WHICH HAD BEEN SET FOR MY DRIVING PREFERENCES. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS AND ALSO INTO A RECLINE AS A RESULT OF THE AUTOMATED MEMORY SEAT. I ONLY NOTICED WHEN MY CHILD BEGAN SCREAMING BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK WAS PUSHING INTO HER LEGS AND CONTINUING TO MOVE INTO HER. SHE WAS THANKFULLY NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I ESTIMATED THAT SHE HAD ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SPACE FOR HER LEGS BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND HER CAR SEAT. THE MEMORY SEAT SETTINGS WERE NOT SET AS I EXPECTED WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ANY SETTING SHOULD NEVER ALLOW IT TO AUTOMATICALLY PUSH INTO A CHILD'S LEGS TO THE POINT THAT SHE COULD BE INJURED. *TR