# 2009 FORD FUSION — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `935556` · 2012-08-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 41,436
## Narrative
I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IN FRESNO, CA. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AT A UNSAFE SPEED. HIS VEHICLE PUSHED ME ACROSS INTERSECTION.  BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN OR HOLD MYSELF OR MY DAUGHTER BACK. I HIT THE WINDSHIELD OR PANEL I BELIEVE AND CUT MY EYELID, RESULTING IN 8 STITCHES AND AN ORBITAL FRACTURE.  MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SHE BENT OVER AND HER LEGS BUCKLED UNDER SEAT.  I JUST FEEL THAT THE SEATBELT SHOULD OF RESTRAINED US.  *TR
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