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2017 FORD EXPEDITION — AIR BAGS

crash · 1641394 · 2020-01-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FRONTAL CRASH WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. APPEARS AIR BAGS ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY AS CAB FILLED WITH GAS AT IMPACT, AND DEPLOYMENT SITES APPEAR DAMAGED (MELTED, BURNED, ETC), BUT NO BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF VEHICLE 1 CROSSING PATH OF 2 WHILE BOTH TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AT 65+ MPH ON I-285 IN ATLANTA,GA, UNTIL DRIVER 1 FELL ASLEEP FAILING TO MAINTAIN THEIR LANE CROSSING IN FRONT OF AND IMPACTING VEHICLE 2.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11302408
Machine
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