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2004 FORD EXPEDITION — SEAT BELTS

crash1 injured · 1320344 · 2016-09-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
139,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FRONT-END ACCIDENT WHICH THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SIGNIFICANT INJURY AND WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE SEATBELT LATCH NEGLECTED TO KEEP THE DRIVER FROM BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND COLLIDED WITH A POWER POLE AND THEN A SIGNAL POLE. UPON HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH THE SIGNAL POLE, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED TO KEEP THE DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUFFERED MAJOR INJURY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10909463
Machine
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