NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD ESCORT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM INSIDE, PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PASSENGER GOT BACK INTO CAR, WHILE DRIVER WAS STILL LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD. LESS THEN 30 SECONDS AFTER PASSENGER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS AND CUTS ON FACE. ALSO, AIR BAGS CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation