# 1991 FORD PROBE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `57270` · 1996-10-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** PROBE
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## 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
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