# 2003 MERCURY SABLE — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `533532` · 2005-05-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 42,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
CONTACT STATES:  WHILE DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS, CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH PASSENGER IN TOW PULLED THE SEATBELT ACROSS HERSELF.  THIS BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE PASSENGERS NECK CAUSING GREAT DISCOMFORT.  CONCERNED OCCUPENTS TRY TO FREE AND DISENGAGE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT WITH EVERY EFFORT THE SEAT BELT BECOMES TIGHTER AND SLACK IS DISAPPEARING CHOKING THE CHILD. FORTUNATELY THE CHILD WAS FREED WITH THE HELP OF  A POCKET KNIFE, CHILD HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE RESTRAINT. CHILD SUBSTAINED DEEP TISSUE BRUISING  AS DIAGNOSED BY DOCTOR.  THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAT BELT.
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