# 1999 FORD EXPLORER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `258316` · 2000-11-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A CAR ATTAMPTED TO CHANGE THE LANES AND HIT MY CAR.  THE OTHER CAR WAS TURNED ACROSS MY LANE AND I HIT THE CAR WITH MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE, THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED ONTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND I HIT THE DIVIDER WITH MY FRONT LEFT SIDE, ALL WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH.  THE PASSANGER SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK UP, AND MY WIFE WAS THROWN ON THE DASHBOARD.  I ALSO HIT THE STEARING WHEEL WITH MY HEAD, AND BECAUSE I WEAR GLASSES I HAVE SOME FACIAL INJURIES.  AT THE WHOLE TIME WHEN THE ACCIDEND OCCURED, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED.*AK
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