So sad, so preventable smh

[Deleted User 24227]

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[Cherokee]

That can happen when a crash occurs.
Prolly so fast the Mav Driver couldn’t get out of the way of the idiot.

Some where someone will call that a bad accident. It was not an accident, that implies it was a mistake.
It was a crash because of someone’s bad decision.

 

[Deleted User 24227]

That can happen when a crash occurs.
Prolly so fast the Mav Driver couldn’t get out of the way of the idiot.

Some where someone will call that a bad accident. It was not an accident, that implies it was a mistake.
It was a crash because of someone’s bad decision.

100% correct smh

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

At least the Maverick was able to protect the front row occupants.

HRG

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I wonder if the driver's seat ended up in the back row of the Maverick?

 

[Pointyears]

I wonder if the Mav's backseat passenger had their seatbelt on?

 

[Nw_adventure]

I wonder if the driver's seat ended up in the back row of the Maverick?

Yeah I remember that guys front seat latch bolt completely broke upon impact ending up taking a backseat wake-up call -

 

[Deleted User 24227]

I wonder if the driver's seat ended up in the back row of the Maverick?

I'd like to know if the women in the rear seat was wearing a seatbelt. I recently saw a video that showed the rear occupants of mavericks don't fair nearly as well as the front seat occupants.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Yeah I remember that guys front seat latch bolt completely broke upon impact ending up taking a backseat wake-up call -

Yep.
I realize the below was caused by a rear end collision.

 

[Deleted User 24227]

Yep.
I realize the below was caused by a rear end collision.

wow that's crazy, I wonder if Ford did anything to correct that on newer models?

 

[Nw_adventure]

wow that's crazy, I wonder if Ford did anything to correct that on newer models?

I don't think we got much of an update on that -

 

[Deleted User 24227]

I don't we got much of an update on that -

It amazes me that wasn't picked up during the crash testing, unless that was a real fluke.

 

[MavStangVa]

It amazes me that wasn't picked up during the crash testing, unless that was a real fluke.

Based on the photo we have no way of knowing if someone raised the seat and used weak hardware store bolts. 1 example would not indicate Ford has a design issue. Also anything can fail if enough force is applied.
EDIT: Thanks to @Glen Baker LLC educating me I enlarged the photo so my old eyes could see that the base of the seat is still bolted down. I mistakenly saw the entire seat flipped back when in fact that is the console lid flipped up. Ignore my BAD reply about bolts.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Based on the photo we have no way of knowing if someone raised the seat and used weak hardware store bolts. 1 example would not indicate Ford has a design issue. Also anything can fail if enough force is applied.

It was not owner replaced weak hardware.
This is been happening for years.
The internet has given it far more exposure than one 3 minute. segment on the evening news.

According to auto manufacturers it is intentionally designed to collapse as it does.
Believe it or not the video below is from 9 years ago. Give me a little time and I will find the engineer testimony that this is what it's supposed to do.

This is what it looks like with a child sitting behind you when the front seat back collapses. The adults head smashes into the child's face.
I took screenshots from the video.
I never knew that this was a situation that could happen and I'm utterly appalled that it has not been corrected.

Here's a fairly recent story out of Oregon we're an infant child was killed because of it.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/09/seatback-failures-a-hidden-danger-in-many-vehicles.html?outputType=amp

On average 50 children a year are killed because of collapsing front seats.

Not because of replacement bolts

 

[Cancunbadlands]

Said it right
SMH

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