# 1991 FORD PROBE — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> NHTSA complaint `58607` · 1996-10-18 · 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
## 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
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