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2008 FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1418979 · 2017-10-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
83,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A DEER HIT IN OCTOBER 2017 WHICH CAUSED MY AIRBAG TO DEFLATE IMPROPERLY. THE PLASTIC RUPTURED, THE AIRBAG ONLY PARTIALLY INFLATED AND THE PLASTIC CAME BACK AND PUNCTURED MY STOMACH. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD MY SEATBELT ON, IT WOULD HAVE GONE DEEP INTO MY STOMACH, POSSIBLY CAUSING SURGERY. I NEVER RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I HAD PURCHASED IN THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER 2014. MY VEHICLE ENDED UP TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INFLATION OF THE AIRBAG.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11040705
Machine
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