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2004 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1122948 · 2014-10-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
160,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT MY WIFE TURN THE CAR ON TO WARM IT UP BEFORE TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND SHE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN THE AIRBAG POP BY IT SELF SHE HURT HER LEFT ARM AND RIGHT ARM CALLED FORD THE SAME DAY OF THE INCIDENT AND THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR THEY COULD SEND A LETTER TO ME FOR I COULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER WAITED AND TOOK IT THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND PULLED THE RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE AND INSTALLED A NEW ONE AND WAITED FOR FORD TO LOOK AT THE MODULE THEY PULLED THEY SEND ME A LETTER SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE MODULE AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY AIRBAG POP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10649516
Machine
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