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2017 FORD F-150 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1443514 · 2018-01-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
18,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 FORD F150 ON DECEMBER 20, 2017. THE DRIVER AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYED AND TRAPPED MY HEAD DOWN AGAINST MY LEFT SHOULDER. THE BAG DID NOT DEFLATE, SO I WAS FORCED TO RETRIEVE MY KNIFE FROM MY BELT AND CUT THE BAG OPEN. THE CONTENTS OF THE BAG QUICKLY FILLED THE CAB WITH WHITE POWDERY SMOKE WHICH I INHALED. I NOW HAVE ROUGH BREATHING WHILE INHALING. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DOCTOR AND WAS PRESCRIBED AZITHROMYCIN 250MG PAK TAB TEVA. THIS WAS A TEMPORARY CURE, BUT THE ROUGH BREATHING IS AGAIN PRESENT. PLEASE PROVIDE THE PROPELLANT NAME IN THESE AIRBAGS, SO I WILL KNOW HOW TO TREAT MY PROBLEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11065420
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown