# 2000 FORD FOCUS — STRUCTURE
> NHTSA complaint `724680` · 2009-06-23 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
- **Miles at failure:** 139,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FOCUS.  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.  HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD DUE TO THE GRAB HANDLE.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.  THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE GRAB RAIL IN THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT PROTRUDES FROM THE HEAD LINER IN A FOLDED POSITION.  THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.    UPDATED 06/29/09  *BF  UPDATED 07/02/09.*JB
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