# 1997 FORD ESCORT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `109884` · 1998-06-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCORT
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*