← NHTSA complaints

1996 FORD RANGER — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

crash1 injured · 75724 · 1997-05-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

Severity

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

Narrative

SEAT LATCH BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN A REAR END CRASH. *AK THE SEAT LATCH BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. ON BOTH OCCASSIONS, THE SEAT FULLY RECLINED IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION,LOCKING IN PLACE. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND ACCIDENTS, THE SEAT MECHANISM WAS REPLACED. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
812175
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown