# 1999 FORD ESCORT — SEAT BELTS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `195501` · 2000-02-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCORT
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE TRAVELING AT 20MPH BY ANOTHER  VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER 60MPH.  BOTH DRIVER'S  AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILE D TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AND THEY  WERE THROWN TO THE BACKSEAT OF  VEHICLE .VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS ONE FATALITY, AND ONE INJURY. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*