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2013 FORD FOCUS — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1211458 · 2015-08-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
43,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

LAST NIGHT I HIT A DEER GOING 70 MILES PER HR. ON THE HIGHWAY. MY LEG AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ONLY THE CLIPS CAME OUT. DUE TO KNEE AIRBAGS I HAVE HUGE BRUISES ON BOTH LEGS. I FEEL THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SINCE IT DID NOT DEPLOY. IF I HAD HIT A TREE INSTEAD OF A DEER ITS POSSIBLE I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO FILE THIS IT DID NOT PROTECT ME AT ALL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10750220
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown