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2017 FORD ESCAPE — SEAT BELTS

crash2 injured · 1509208 · 2018-10-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
6,113
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

WE WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND A CAR CAME UP AND HIT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL AND ENDING UP TEARING OFF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AS OUR CAR CAME TO A STOP THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT KEPT TIGHTENING AND MY ABDOMEN STARTED TO BE PUSHED UP INTO MY DIAPHRAGM AND WAS CAUSING ME TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BREATHING AND SO AT FIRST THE BELT DID NOT WANT TO RELEASE SO PUSHED THE RELEASE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND FINALLY IT RELEASED. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS, THEIR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESPOND THE SAME WAY. IF I HAD BEEN UNCONSCIOUS WOULD THE BELT HAVE CONTINUED TO CLOSE OFF MY BREATHING UNTIL I EXPIRED? I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND ROADWAY IF YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION FROM THEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11142418
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