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1991 FORD PROBE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

crash1 injured · 57270 · 1996-10-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
PROBE
Year
1991
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING AN ILLEGAL LEFT HAND TURN, AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH RESULTED IN A DEEPLY BRUISED STERNUM, CONSUMER FELT THAT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD HER IN ENOUGH TO RESTRAIN FROM THE IMPACT, IT WAS A LOW SPEED IMPACT, CONSUMER STATES SHE DOES HAVE SOME BRUISING WHERE THE SHOULDER BELT DID HOLD TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT IT FAILED TO KEEP HER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL ANYWAY.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
803032
Machine
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