Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002198564 Incident Date: Dec, 20 2002
Consumer's City: MECHANICSVILLE Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU70E0YU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 16 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Upon entering my vehicle, sitting in the driver's seat, and restinng my back against the seat while in an upright position, the back of the seat collapsed.this all occurred prior to the vehicle being started and engaged in any gear, which is probably the only reason the incident did not result in a serious or fatal accident. due to the collapse of the seat, i did sustain a back injury/strain.