# 1999 MERCURY SABLE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `231407` · 2000-09-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
## Narrative
DRIVER'S REAR SEAT BELT WAS RETRACING AND CHOKING A FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD. WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE BELT, FIREMAN HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO FREE THE CHILD. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL REPLACE BELT WITHOUT COST.   *AK   THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE SEAT BELT SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH A RELEASE ON THE RETRACTORS TO AVOID THIS KIND OF HORIFYING ACCIDENT.  *YH
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