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2020 FORD MUSTANG — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1783225 · 2021-12-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
28,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2020 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at 65 MPH, in the center lane a tractor-trailer side swipe and hit the contact front passenger side door which caused the contact vehicle to spin around and hit a median wall, and spin out again with the vehicle coming to a stop in the middle of the intersection. The front tires were ripped from the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained bruises on the lower and upper back, bruises to both knees. The contact also sustained vision impairment to where he started seeing black dots and a bruised left arm. The contact was also suffering from panic attacks. The passenger sustained a bump on the forehead, neck, and lower back bruises, as well the right knee was severely swollen. There was no medical treatment at the scene, but the contact went to the hospital the next day. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center where the insurance company deemed the vehicle was a total loss. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11443786
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown