# 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1128850` · 2014-11-09 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WITHIN A MILE OF LEAVING HOME, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON & STARTED BEEPING.  DRIVER GLANCED DOWN TO CHECK SEATBELT ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS COMING UNLATCHED.  IN THE BRIEF SECONDS THAT IT TOOK TO GLANCE DOWN & BACK UP, DRIVER WAS ALREADY LEAVING THE ROAD AND IN A PANIC, ACCIDENTALLY HIT GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKE.  CAR WAS TOTALLED.  THE ONLY AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL.    DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS TRAUMA INJURIES TO HEAD, RIBS, PELVIS, FEMUR AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE HEMATOMAS.  DRIVER IS ALSO SUFFERING FROM STRESS RELATED TO ACCIDENT.  DRIVER IS NOW RECOVERING WITH THE AID OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OTHER DEVICES FOR MOBILITY (WALKER, WHEELCHAIR, CANE, ETC.).    DRIVER IS SON OF OWNER OF VEHICLE.  *TR
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