# 1997 EXPLORER VAN FORD EXPLORER — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
> NHTSA complaint `432371` · 2003-09-28 · Explorer Van Company, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EXPLORER VAN
- **Model:** FORD EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Explorer Van Company, Inc.
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
- **Miles at failure:** 98
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
REAR END COLLISION- AT 35-40MPH THE DRIVER SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK  &  THE BACK OF THE SEAT WENT TO A RECLINING POSITION. I RECEIVED A CONTUSION ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSIOUS FOR ABOUT 50 FT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE PERSON BEHIND ME HIT A SPEED BUMP I HAD JUST GONE OVER.
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