# 1999 FORD CONTOUR — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `396014` · 2003-02-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CONTOUR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH I ALWAYS CHECK TO BE SURE IT IS FASTENED I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.  I HIT THE LEFT BARRIER AND JERKED THE WHEEL.  THAT IS ALL I REMEMBER.  WHEN I WOKE UP THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND I WAS LAYING ON THE ROOF ON MY STOMACH FACING FORWARD.  THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  IT APPEARS I WAS THROWN INTO THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT AS IT WAS BROKEN.  I AM UPSET THE BELT CAME UNBUCKLED.  THE CAR WAS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE.  I HAD NO BUCKLE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.  *JB
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