# 2000 FORD EXPEDITION — SEAT BELTS:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `496873` · 2004-10-14 · 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:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 50,029
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK   THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  4 DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE FROM FORD WARNING HIM ABOUT POSSIBLE TIE ROD FAILURE, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIN AND OTHER INFORMATION WAS WRONG WHICH MAY HAVE DELAYED RECEIVING THE MAIL. *JB
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