Lynk & Co 900 Owner Claims Seatbelt Failed to Lock During Crash, Leaving Mother Seriously Injured — Officials Respond

TechFast News, Nov. 15 — A car owner from Taizhou, Jiangsu has recently posted a video accusing the Lynk & Co 900 of serious safety concerns, claiming that his mother, who was seated in the second row, suffered a lumbar fracture resulting in a Class-9 disability.

According to reports, the incident occurred when the man’s Lynk & Co 900 collided with a small vehicle that had been illegally parked horizontally across the road. Traffic police later determined that the illegally parked vehicle bore the primary responsibility, while the Lynk & Co 900 owner held secondary responsibility.

The owner complained that during the collision, the vehicle’s airbags did not deploy, the seatbelts did not lock as expected, and that the manufacturer had “locked” driving-related data from September and refused to provide it to him.

In response to the allegations, the Lynk & Co Center in Taizhou Hailing issued an official statement. The statement noted that the driver, who had his seatbelt properly fastened, was not injured. The front passenger sustained only minor soft-tissue injuries. Meanwhile, data showed that the second-row left passenger had unfastened the seatbelt 15 minutes before the collision; as a result, the passenger was not wearing a seatbelt at the moment of impact, which directly contributed to the injury.

The vehicle’s speed was approximately 120 km/h prior to impact and dropped to 69 km/h upon collision. The AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) system activated normally, effectively reducing the severity of the crash. After the accident, only the right front section of the Lynk & Co 900 was damaged; the vehicle’s structural integrity remained intact, and all doors could be opened normally.

The center also explained that the force of the collision did not meet the threshold required to trigger airbag deployment, meaning the safety systems were functioning according to design.

Shortly afterward, Mu Jun, Deputy General Manager of Lynk & Co Sales Co., Ltd., posted a statement on Weibo, asserting that the owner had repeatedly spread false information, causing significant harm to the brand’s reputation.

Mu Jun issued four key clarifications:

1. The claim that the manufacturer “locked” the dashcam recordings was purely speculative. All vehicles leave the factory with the system enabled. However, because the user did not authorize recording via the “User Privacy Agreement,” the dashcam was unable to save any footage.
2. The accusation that the seatbelt lacked pre-tensioning protection was unfounded. Cloud data showed that both second-row seatbelts—left and right—were in the “unbuckled” state at the time of the incident.
3. The owner claimed there were four people in the vehicle, but official accident documents and seat occupancy data indicated only three occupants.
4. Neither of the two front passengers reported injuries, demonstrating that when seatbelts are properly worn, occupants receive effective protection even without airbag deployment. The vehicle’s safety systems, therefore, performed normally.

Mu Jun emphasized that the company is gathering evidence regarding the distortion of facts and malicious defamation by the user and certain online accounts, and that legal action has been initiated.

He also shared screenshots indicating that users can manually enable or disable both seatbelt warning prompts and dashcam recording, reminding Lynk & Co 900 owners to review these settings themselves.