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2011 FORD FUSION — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1544247 · 2019-03-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT FEBRUARY 23, 2015 WHERE I SLID OFF AN ICY BACK ROAD CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE WHICH WAS REPAIRED AT MILNES FORD IN LAPEER, MI. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT THEY NEVER DID. I NOW HAVE A BULGED DISK IN MY NECK AND ANOTHER IN MY LUMBAR SPINE. A LATER COMPUTER SCAN FOR A SEPARATE ISSUE INDICATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. WHEN THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CHECK AND NEVER ADDRESSED THE FAILURE TO DEPLOY. THE ONLY TOWING THAT WAS DONE WAS TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF A DITCH.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11183421
Machine
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