# 2003 FORD FOCUS — EQUIPMENT
> NHTSA complaint `624235` · 2007-05-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS ON MY WAY TO TAHOE IN FEBRUARY 2006. IT WAS RAINY  AND THE ROADS WERE A LITTLE WET.  WE HIT A PUDDLE AND HE CAR SPUN OUT HIT BOTH FRONT AND BACK ENDS FROM SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO THE SIDE WALLS.  WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 45-50 MPH.  THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF.  FROM SMASHING IN TO THE WALLS THE PASSENGER SEAT COMPLETELY BROKE BACKWARDS.  ALMOST IN A LAYING DOWN POSITION AND THE SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY EXTENDED AND WOULDN'T RETRACT.   CAR WAS TOTALED.  AT THE TIME THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES.  BUT 8 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I STARTED HAVING GRAND MALL SEIZURES.   *AK
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