# 2011 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1039588` · 2014-02-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
## Narrative
2011 FORD ESCAPE.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG AND SEAT FAILURE.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED, HER HEAD FLEW FORWARD AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER MOUTH, THEN FLEW BACKWARD, WHERE THE BACK OF THE SEAT COLLAPSED, WHICH ALLOWED HER TO FLY BACK AND LAND AT A PARTIALLY RECLINED POSITION. FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, SHE LAID IN THE VEHICLE, SUFFERING FROM MUSCLE SPASMS, TRYING TO DETERMINE IF SHE COULD STAND UP.  THE CONSUMER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH.
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