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2004 FORD F-150 — STEERING

1 injured · 1042901 · 2014-03-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
94,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS GETTING INTO MY TRUCK AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO START MY TRUCK AND LEAVE MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY FACE MY ARM ALSO HIT MY FACE AN D I BRUISED UP RIGHT AWAY AND SWOLLEN, I CALLED A TOW TRUCK MY INSURANCE HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF DAMAGES UNLESS I PAY THEM OUT OF MY POCKET THEY DID TELL ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING ON THERE OWN, NEXT DAY FORD MOTOR COMPANY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AS WELL BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY SENT ME A RECALL LETTER, I NEVER DID. I THINK THEY SHOULD COVER THEIR REPAIR THERE IS A ACTIVE RECALL!!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10567071
Machine
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