# 2018 FORD FLEX — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1634755` · 2020-01-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FLEX
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD FLEX.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT HAD A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND A REAR PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED ON THE SCENE AND THE SPOUSE DROVE THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TO THE HOSPITAL AFTERWARDS FOR A CHECK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BUT WAS NOT TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE POWER GM DEALER, (330-303-4094, LOCATED AT 15482 OHIO 170, CALCUTTA, OH 43920) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DONNELL FORD DEALER LOCATED IN BOARDMAN, OH (330-726-8181). THE DEALER WAS CALLED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*