# 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `735320` · 2009-09-12 · 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:** ESCAPE HYBRID
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 10,500
## Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION.  I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TOWING TRUCK WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.  I SPUN AROUND AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION.  THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, A 2009 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID.  UPON INSPECTION I NOTED THAT THE BACK OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT (THE ONE I WAS SITTING IN) HAD COLLAPSED BACKWARD SO THAT THE BACK AND HEADREST WERE LAYING DOWN AND IN THE BACK (STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEAT HOWEVER).  I WAS ALARMED AS IF I HAD SOMEONE IN THE BACK BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY IF NOT DEATH.  I WAS ALONE HOWEVER AND SUSTAINED SOME ACHES AND PAINS INCLUDING A NECK INJURY.  I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED YET.  I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL HAVE ONGOING NECK ISSUES.  I ASSUME THE BACK OF ONE'S SEAT IS TO REMAIN UPRIGHT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.  I LOOKED ON LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN MY FORD. *TR
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