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1998 FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 193961 · 2000-01-26

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TRUCK LOST CONTROL ON SNOW COVERED ROAD, APPROX. SPEED:40-55 MPH.WRECKED, WENT OFF ROAD INTO DEEP DITCH, HIT HILL, TRUCK WENT UP IN AIR, ALMOST FLIPPING, CAME BACK DOWN FLATTENED TIRES ON DRIVERS SIDE, FLIPPED BACK OUT IN ROAD, SPUN AROUND AND BACK IN SAME DITCH ON PASSENGERS SIDE HEADED UP THE ROAD. AIRBAGS ON NIETHER SIDE DEPLOYED. INJURIES TO: HEAD, NECK SHOULDER, HIP, UPPER& LOWER BACK. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR, SENT TRUCK TO DEALER TO CHEK DATA ON MODULE. STATMENT WAS SIGNED TO GIVE COPY OF REPORT TO ME & NOT TO EARASE ANY DATA. SSO FAR ALL I RECIEVED WAS A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH AIRBAGS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
717893
Machine
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