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2012 FORD FUSION — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1231558 · 2015-10-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FUNERAL TRAVELING ON 695 IN OWINGS MILLS MARYLAND AND EXPERIENCED THE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. WHILE TRYING TO STEER BACK THE STEERING WHEEL DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND ALSO THE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WAS ALWAYS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK OR SOMETIMES HARD TO PUT BACK IN PLACE. FROM THIS MY CAR WAS TOTALLED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10785595
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown