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1997 FORD RANGER — SEATS

crash1 injured · 328779 · 2002-01-03

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY FATHER WAS REAR-ENDED AT 55-65MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, MY FATHER'S SEAT BROKE CAUSING HIS SEAT TO FLY BACKWARDS AND THUS, HIS HEAD TO CRASHED THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW OF HIS PICKUP TRUCK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS SEAT SHOULD HAVE WITHSTOOD THIS KIND OF IMPACT. BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BREAKING, MY FATHER HAS SUSTAINED NUMEROUS LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE AND NECK, AND MASSIVE NECK INJURIES. MY FATHER'S INJURIES WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SEVERE IF THE SEAT WITHSTOOD THE IMPACT. MY FATHER WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH A LIST OF INSTANCES WHICH A FORD RANGER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN IN THE PAST? ALSO, WHO IS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SEAT IN THE FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK? IF YOU COULD INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. MY FATHER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 180-190PDS AND IS 5'11" THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
756364
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