# 2016 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1379813` · 2017-05-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 49,500
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE IN MOTION TRAVELING ROUGHLY 50MPH, ON RT. 9 IN NORTH BERWICK MAINE. 100 FT AHEAD A SEPARATE VEHICLE PULLED OUT ACROSS TRAFFIC. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID IMPACT. IMPACT AREA WAS THE FRONT NOSE, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ASSUMING BUT UNSURE OF SPEED AT POINT OF IMPACT, MY SEAT BELT WAS ON. THIS IS A COMPANY OWNED FLEET VEHICLE, I AM ONE OWNERS OF THE COMPANY.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*