# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `256464` · 2000-11-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
UPON IMPACT,  REAR THIRD SEAT DISLOGGED IN THE AIR,  HITTING THE ROOF AND THRUSTED FOWARD. IF MY CHILDREN WOULD HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE, WHICH THE THIRD SEAT IS USED MOSTLY BY CHILDREN, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.  THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, AS THIS IS CLEARLY UNSAFE.  *AK
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