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1991 FORD PROBE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

crash1 injured · 58607 · 1996-10-18

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RESTRAINT HER BUT TIGHTENED UP .*AK CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO ACIDENT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE MOTORIZED BELT WOULD OVER TIGHTEN PRESSING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE SEAT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE UNTIL THE DOOR WAS OPEN TO RETRACT THE SHOULDER BELT, DURING THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER'S CHEST AND BREAST AREA WERE SEVERLY BRUISED BY THE SHOULDER BELT.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
803709
Machine
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