# 2017 FORD EXPEDITION — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1641394` · 2020-01-27 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*