The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit revived a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. over a seat belt that allegedly failed in a F-250 pickup truck during a rollover accident.

The trial judge overseeing the case granted Ford summary judgment, ruling among other things that Alabama’s implied warranty statute could not be applied because the seat belt worked when the used truck was sold, and was subsequently “altered” when two springs broke in the buckle.