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2013 FORD EDGE — AIR BAGS

crash4 injured · 1240493 · 2015-11-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALL FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. TWO OF THE PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAD A LUMBAR FRACTURE, ONE HAD AN UPPER AND LOWER SPINAL FRACTURE, THE THIRD HAD A VERTEBRAL FRACTURE, AND THE DRIVER HAD ABRASIONS. THE THREE PASSENGERS HAD TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL: TWO WERE DISCHARGED ON THE NOVEMBER 19, 2015 AND ONE HAD TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000...UPDATED 02/22/16 *BF UPDATED 09/19/2017*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10806304
Machine
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