# 2017 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1441503` · 2018-01-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WE WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 9/22/17 DRIVING OUR FORD EXPLORER WHEN A PERSON RAN RED LIGHT AND "T BONED" US ON DRIVER SIDE RESULTING IN ALL AIR BAGS EXPLODING. DRIVER HAS SOME HEARING LOSS DUE TO SIDE DOOR BAGS AND CHEST INJURIES DUE TO STEERING WHEEL BAGS. I WAS IN RIGHT SIDE FRONT SEAT AND AIR BAGS RIPPED UP MY LEGS BELOW THE KNEES! STITCHES, HEMATOMA VAIN ISSUES AND STILL RECOVERING AFTER 4 MONTHS.  I HAD A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM "SCREW" THAT HELD AIR BAG BELOW GLOVE COMPARTMENT? WONDERING IF MY AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE?
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*