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2015 FORD ESCAPE — SEATS

crash3 injured · 1270742 · 2016-03-26

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
9,700

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, WHEN I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR. MY SON AND I WERE IN THE FRONT SEATS. WE WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. WE WERE THROWN FRONTWARD AND THEN THROWN BACKWARD. MY SONS SEAT WAS LAYING COMPLETELY FLAT. MY SEAT HAD FLOWN BACK AND HIT MY WIFE, WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND ME,WEARING HER SEATBELT. MY INJURIES WERE A BROKEN RIGHT FIBULA AND LEFT RIB CLINICAL FRACTURES. MY SONS INJURIES WERE A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH. MY WIFE HAD FACIAL ABRASIONS AND LEFT RIB CLINICAL FRACTURES. WE WERE ALL TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, HAD NUMEROUS TESTING DONE, SPENT THE NIGHT AND HALF THE NEXT DAY. LEFT THE HOSPITAL STILL IN PAIN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10851785
Machine
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