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2010 FORD MUSTANG — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1184548 · 2015-05-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
66,000
Speed
22 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY I10 , EXIT RAMP 4TH STREET SANTA MONICA , AND THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BELT STOCKED. EXPLOSION WITH NO IMPACT.NO COLLISION. WAS DRIVING AT 20 MILES A HOUR OR MAYBE LESS . WAS VERY SCARY AND GET LEFT ARMS AND HAND INJURED . MY INSURANCE REVIEW AND PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAG . BUT SINCE THEN , I HAD NO CAR FOR 3 WEEKS , CANNOT GO TO WORK AFTER INJURIES , UNDER DISABILITY LOSS OF WAGE . CAR NOW HAS A CONSTANT RED LIGHT ENGINE , ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SEEMS MESSED UP WITH 100 DEFECTS SIGNALS . FORD DEALER SANTA MONICA HAD SAME WEEK , SAME INCIDENT WITH A MUSTANG 2010 , AIRBAG EXPLODED WITH NO COLLISION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10717806
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