| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246161 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WESTERVILLE | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: CONTOUR | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP66L0YK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Nov, 26 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2000 ford contour se sport automatic, 64,200 miles. my pregnant wife and i were rear ended by a man in a ford cargo van doing about 40 mph, not paying attention. conditions were sunny and warm, about 1:15 pm. i was the driver and was at a complete stop, waiting for a ford taurus in front of me to turn left onto a side street. during the collision the front driver and passenger seats broke into a reclined position (we both ended up looking at the roof because of the seat position) which would have crushed the legs of rear seat passengers. the front passenger seat belt became unbuckled as well. i was pushed into the taurus but the air bags did not deploy. vehicle was a total loss. *la |
