# 2001 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `562908` · 2005-11-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** CONTINENTAL
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 42,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WE ARE OWNERS OF A 2001 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. MY TWO YOUNG BOYS AGES 2 AND 4 WERE IN THEIR CAR SEATS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR SEAT, LEAVING THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT UNUSED. MY FOUR YEAR OLD HAD CALLED ME FOR HELP WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE.  I SAW HE WAS NOOSED AROUND HIS NECK BY THE MIDDLE BELT AND PINNED AGAINST THE REAR OF THE SEAT.  THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATED LOCKING POSITION FOR SAFETY .  THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A DANGER.  THE BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE LEAVING ME TO HAVE TO RUN FOR HELP ON THE HIGHWAY.  I FOUND A MAN WHO COULD HELP CUT THE BELT AND RELEASE MY SON.  HE WAS LEFT WITH A FULL COLLAR BELT BURN ON HIS NECK.  BE AWARE OF THIS AUTOMATED LOCKING POSITION. IT ALMOST COST MY SON HIS LIFE.  *JB
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