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2012 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1156725 · 2015-02-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
44,352
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE FOCUS IN MENOMENEE WI, WHERE SHE IS IN HER MASTERS PROGRAM AT STOUT UNIVERSITY. SHE WAS HEADING SOUTH AND THE YOUNG MAN IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADING NORTH, HE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF HER SMASHING HER VEHICLE. HIS AIR BAGS WENT OFF OURS DID NOT. HE WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT AND A TICKET WAS ISSUED. I CALLED FORD ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT IF I BROUGHT IT IN. I EXPLAINED TO HIM IT WASN'T DRIVABLE SO HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY MYSELF TO BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT I SHOULD BE HAPPY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HURT MORE SERIOUSLY. BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT NOT 1 OF HER AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND THEY WERE NOT THE LEAST WORRIED ABOUT IT. THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER LOOKED AT THE CAR AND HE SAID THEY SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE DEPLOYED BUT NOTHING IN THE FOCUS, BUT HIS WENT OFF AND THE FOCUS WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT BUT NOT HIS CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10682929
Machine
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