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2016 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1421801 · 2017-11-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY GIRL FRIEND ,AGE 72 WAS DRIVING THE FORD FOCUS AND TURNING INTO HER APT. COMPLEX, SHE WAS HIT AT ABOUT A 35 DEGREE ANGLE AND ALTHOUGH THE LOWER AIR BAG ON THE STEERING COLUMN DEPLAYED THE AIR BAG ON THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED.THE SEAT BELT SAVED HER FROM SERIOUS INJURY, BUT HER CLAVICLE WAS BRUISED AND SHE HAS SORE MUSCLES ON HER NECK AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY. THE LOWER AIR BAG THAT DID DEPLOY SAVED HER FROM SERIOUS LOWER BODY INJURY EXCEPT FOR SOME SWELLING AND BRUISING. HER VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A TRUCK COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. MY CONCERN IS SHOULD THAT UPPER AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE SAME AS THE LOWER AIR BAG DID. IS IT POSSIBLE THE UPPER AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE,AND HAS ANYONE ELSE REPORTED THIS?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11043308
Machine
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