# 2013 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `997021` · 2013-07-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 8,363
## Narrative
DRIVER'S SEAT-BELT BUCKLE RECEIVER COVER BROKE OFF UNDER NORMAL POLICE USE, EXPOSING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE BUCKLE RECEIVER AND PREVENTING LATCHING OF THE MALE END OF THE BUCKLE INTO THE RECEIVER. DRIVER DID NOT REALIZE RECEIVER WAS NOT SECURELY HOLDING THE SEAT BELT AND WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION RESULTING FROM POLICE WORK WAS NOT SECURED AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, REQUIRING STITCHES.  *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*