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1999 FORD EXPLORER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

crash · 262069 · 2000-11-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 11/24/00 I HIT A DEER GOING 45-50 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. THE FRONT FENDER OF MY TRUCK IS CRACKED. THE LICENSE PLATE FLEW 100 HUNDRED FEET AS DID THE DEER. WINNER FORD SAID THAT THE IMPACT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO LOCK THE SEAT BELTS OR CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO INFLATE. THIS WAS SAID WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE TRUCK. ON 11/26/00 I WAS BRINGING THE TRUCK TO WINNER FORD, THE TRUCK THEN SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNING OVER AS IF IT WAS STILL ON. ON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS SEEN THAT YOU COULD SEE THE METAL BEHIND THE PLASTIC CASING. THERE WAS A GAP OF A 1/4 INCH OR MORE. THE TRUCK SHUT OFF 3 MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ELECTRIC MODUAL CHANGED. THE FIRST TIME I WENT THEY TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN DONE, BUT IT WAS NOT. SO I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK A SECOND TIME AFTER MY WIPERS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
736882
Machine
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