# 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
> NHTSA complaint `566973` · 2005-12-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
1 AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH VEHICLE WENT INTO A SLIDE RIGHT REAR AXEL BROKE OFF CAUSING A ROLLOVER THIS OCCURRED ON WET PAVEMENT !  2 DRIVERS SEAT WENT INTO THE RECLINING POSITION, EJECTING THE DRIVER INTO THE REAR SEAT CAUSING HIS HEAD TO GO THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR GLASS , BRAKING BONES IN HIS LEFT HAND ,CONTUSIONS AND SEVERE TRAUMA TO HEAD AND NECK MEDICAL RECORDS AND PICTURES AVAILABLE !  3 THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS .  I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE FAILED SEAT IT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A FACTORY DEFECT FORD MOTOR CO NOTIFIED THERE HAS BEEN NO PERSONAL CONTACT BY THEIR REP.  *NM
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