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2012 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1001669 · 2013-08-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
21,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING EAST ON WILDCAT, TURNING NORTH ON LANG ROAD IN PORTLAND, TX. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND HAD A YELLOW BLINKING ARROW. THE CAR TRAVELING WEST ON WILDCAT HAD A YELLOW SOLID LIGHT. WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT TO TURN THE OTHER CAR APPEARED TO SPEED UP AND HIT HER FRONT ON AT A ABOUT 35 MPH SPEED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEATBELT LOCK IN PLACE. MY DAUGHTER HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS TAKEN TO THE ER. SHE IS OK, OTHER THAN A FEW SCRAPS AND BRUISES, HOWEVER I HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN THAT THE CAR I AM DRIVING AND SHE IS DRIVING IS NOT SAFE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING ON REPAIRS. I HAVE CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REPORT AND THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE GETTING BACK WITH ME. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS ROUGHLY 6,500 IN REPAIRS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE CALL ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT I CAN DO. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10535163
Machine
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