# 1997 FORD RANGER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `291509` · 2001-05-08 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 35MPH AND  SIDE SWIPED A FENCE NEAR AN EMBANKMENT.  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE , AND FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. THIS CAUSED  DRIVER TO  LURCH SIDEWAYS. *AK  THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED.  *YH
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