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2001 FORD ESCAPE — SEATS

crash3 injured · 909201 · 2012-03-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS FRACTURED AND FELL BACKWARD ABNORMALLY. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A BRAIN INJURY. A REAR CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG FROM THE SEAT FALLING BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10451178
Machine
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