| Issue ID | 556510 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10133026 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MOUNTAINEER |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 06/08/05 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I flipped in my 2004 mercury mountaineer and hung upside down for an hour till someone came by because my seat belt would not release. The emt's could not even get it to release so they had to cut it off of me. I the thing released i could have crawled out the window and would not have had to have $12,000. 00 damage to my car because they would not let me crawl out and had to use the jaws of life to get me and the board out. I was told that this is how they are designed and i feel this is not a good thing. Had i landed in water or caught on fire i would have been dead before i was found. *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GLIDDEN, IA |
| VIN pattern | 4M2ZU86K84UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 30/07/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 30 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | WOODHOUSE |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | OMAHA |
| Dealer's state code | NE |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 68117 |