# 1994 MERCURY TOPAZ — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `297473` · 2001-06-14 · 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:** TOPAZ
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
## Narrative
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PERFORMED POORLY.   CONSUMER'S  WIFE WAS CAUGHT INSIDE OF SEATBELT, AND WAS  NEARLY STRANGLE/ CHOKED TO   DEATH.    SEATBELT WAS TIGHTLY  PLACED ON HER.   SEATBELT WOULDN'T RETRACT AT ALL. HIS WIFE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY.  AND HUSBAND  WAS  CONCERNED AT THIS POINT.  *AK
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