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2012 FORD FUSION — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1470623 · 2018-05-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
97,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY OUR VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY SMASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE SMASHED INTO US AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND FROM BEHIND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF OUR VEHICLE WHILE GOING APPROX. 70MPH ITSELF. THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT OUR VEHICLE PRECISELY WHERE OUR VEHICLE'S OWNER'S MANUAL DESCRIBES OUR SIDE IMPACTS AIR BAG SENSORS TO BE BUT OUR DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS SERVICED OUR DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SEVERAL TIMES, AND IN THIS CASE JUST WEEKS PRIOR TO OUR ACCIDENT AND DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. FORD HAS SERVICED OUR DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, 2 OF WHICH WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR. THE MISSING DOCUMENTATION IS THE RESULT OF A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS, AND CHANGE IN COMPUTER RECORDS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11097690
Machine
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