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1997 MERCURY TRACER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 183517 · 1999-11-12

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
TRACER
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A DEER WAS CROSSING. SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER, AND CONSUMER HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. HOWEVER, AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
850491
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown