NHTSA complaint: 1997 MERCURY TRACER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH A DEER WAS ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER WENT TO UNHOOK SEAT BELT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, AND HEARD VEHICLE RUNNING. LEANED BACK TO CUT IT OFF, AND SEAT BELT CAME OUTOF BUCKLE AND KNOCKE DRIVER OUT. ALSO AIR BACK SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation