# 2017 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1643104` · 2020-02-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 25,600
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, A VEHICLE HAD BLOWN THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED DIRECTLY WITH  THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT HAD SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES INCLUDING SEVERE WHIPLASH DUE TO HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. HE ALSO SUSTAINED PAIN TO HIS NECK AND SUFFERED SEVERAL CUTS AND BRUISES TO HIS FACE, NECK AND HAND. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY HIS FATHER WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AND TREATED FOR HIS INJURIES. THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED [XXX]. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP WHERE IT REMAINED UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED  THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD  HAVE TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK INTO THE ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,600. *LN*JB*JS *TR
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