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2009 FORD MUSTANG — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1354401 · 2017-02-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD MUSTANG ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET 30 MPH, WHEN I TURNED A CORNER (10 MPH) I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MY CAR ACCELERATED WITH A HARD RIGHT STRAIGHT INTO A DUMPSTER DAMAGING THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR 6 MONTHS BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT AND THE HORN HAD NOT WORKED, WE DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG AT THIS TIME. THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE BECAUSE THE CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, THE IMPACT WAS SO FORCEFUL IT BENT THE FRAME OF THE CAR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS ESTIMATED AT $7000.00.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10950118
Machine
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