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2015 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1425675 · 2017-11-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
29,789
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I STARTED WITH HEADACHES ,AND ALWAYS NASSAU, ALWAYS. TIRED ,WHEN I PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR I SMELLED FUMES COMING OUT OF MY A/C ..I WAS DRIVING WIDE AWAKE ON 95 NORTH ,PROCESSING TO GO HOME .I WAS IN ORANGEBURG S.C.I HAD BEEN TALKING THROUGH MY RADIO CONNECTED BLUETOOTH, I HAD A LITTLE OVER A HOUR TO GO .A DEER .MY AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE PASSENGERS .AND THEY DID NOT STAY UP TO LONG ,A GODLY SMELL WAS COMING FROM MY CAR,.EVERYTHING LOOKED HAZY ,I GOT OUT OF MY CAR ,CALLED 911 ,I DID NOT GO TO HOSPITOL TIL NEXT DAY ,ALL I DID WAS SLEEP WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM TO BE SEEN.I HAD X RAYS ALL KINDS OF TESTS DONE .I WAS HURTING PRETTY BAD .I STILL GET HEADACHES TIL THIS DAY .MY LUNGS HURT TOO .I'M SURE I HAVE BEEN POSITIONED BY CARBON MONOXIDE..EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR ,I WOULD GET A HEADACHE NASSAU AND VERY VERY SLEEPY TIRED .MY MEMORY WAS NOT GOOD THEN EIETHER ,I STILL FORGET THINGS TIL THIS DAY ..

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11046551
Machine
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