# 2010 FORD FUSION — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1529701` · 2019-01-08 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 130,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FIVE YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD WAS SEATED IN A BOOSTER SEAT. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE ATTEMPTED TO UNLATCH THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT THAT WAS OVER THE CHILD'S SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND THE CHILD BECAME CONSTRICTED. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE HAD TO CUT THE GRANDCHILD OUT OF THE SEAT. THE CHILD SUSTAINED A MARK OVER THE STOMACH BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE CHILD ALSO CONTRACTED A STOMACH ACHE AND A SCRATCH ACROSS THE STOMACH. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEPAULA FORD (799 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206, (518) 375-2163) WHERE THE MECHANIC ORDERED A NEW SEAT BELT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNTIL THE NEW EQUIPMENT ARRIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TTT  CONSUMER STATED STABLED WOULD NOT RELEASE AND BEGAN TO TIGHTEN ON HER (LAP & SHOULDER BOTH). CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE STABLED. HER GRANDDAUGHTER HAD RED WELTS ON  LOWER ABDOMEN, CHEST AREA AND BRUISED FOR DAYS.*JB
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