NHTSA Complaint #10067762 — 2003 FORD EXPEDITION

I AM A FIRE CAPTAIN WITH THE CITY OF VALLEJO. MY COMPANY TREATED A PATIENT THAT WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC FOLDING 3RD ROW SEAT OF A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION EB. THE CHILD WAS 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOWED POSITIVE SIGNS OF NEAR SUFFOCATION. THE SEAT WAS CHECKED AFTER PATIENT TREATMENT AND IT WOULD NOT STOP FOLDING WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP IT USING OUR HAND TO PUSH AGAINST IT'S FORCE. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (LOWELL SABISAGE OF 176 COLOMA WAY, VALLEJO CALIFORNIA 94589) STATED THAT THE SEAT HAD BEEN IN FOR REPAIR IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT WOULD FOLD UP WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING PUSHED. ACCORDING TO OTHERS ON SCENE, THE SEAT AGAIN FOLDED UP WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED. *AK MY CONCERN IS THAT OTHER CHILDREN ARE AT RISK OF SIMILAR INJURIES. LUCKY FOR THIS CHILD AN ADULT CAME OUT TO CHECK ON HER AND FOUND HER BEING CRUSHED BY THE SEAT. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE VIN # IS [XXX]. VALLEJO POLICE MADE A REPORT OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT. THERE REPORT NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR