# 1996 FORD EXPLORER — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `568640` · 2006-01-09 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 12,000
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHING.  IT WOULD UNLATCH WHILE IN USE.  THE CONTACT HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND   THE FORCE CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO COME UNLATCHED.  THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD.  NOW, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH.  *AK       WHEN  CONTACT'S HUSBAND BOUGHT THE NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY TO INSTALL IT THE SALES PERSON CLAIMED HE SOLD MULTIPLE OF THESE SETS, AND THEY  WORKED WELL.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*