# 2017 FORD ESCAPE — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1509208` · 2018-10-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 6,113
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## 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.
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