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1995 FORD EXPLORER — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

1 injured · 353643 · 2002-05-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY SNAPPED. HE WAS PROPELLED BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT, AS THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE. PASSENGERS WERE IN THE VEHICLE, AND COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. ALSO CONSUMER WAS ABOUT THREE SPACES FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DESIGN SHOULD BE CORRECTED, AND CONCLUDES THAT IF HE WERE GOING ANY FASTER, THIS INCIDENT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY. (THE CHAIR IS SECURED W/ONLY ONE SCREW, WHICH WAS A TOR-X HEAD SCREW: FORD PART#805885-558) *SCC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8010160
Machine
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