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2007 FORD FUSION — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1419741 · 2017-10-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

LOW SPEED FENDER BENDER WITH NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE CAUSED AIR BAGS TO DEFLATE. BROKE PASSENGERS ARM, BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, INJURED DRIVERS ARM (MINOR), DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO AIRBAGS TOTALED THE VEHICLE. SOMEONE STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55 MILES AN HOUR AND DRIVER AS WELL AS DRIVER IN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM SLAMMED ON BREAKS. THEY SLOWED DOWN SO SLOW THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR ERUPTION OF AIRBAGS WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE ALL AROUND.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11041463
Machine
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