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2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1997261 · 2024-06-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

All four side curtain airbags deployed while I was driving my car in a parking lot. There was no collision and no reason whatsoever for the airbags to deploy. The airbags in the dash did not deploy. The airbag hit me in the side of the head and shrapnel from the airbag, hit me in the face and eyes and knocked me sideways toward the passenger seat. I was completely stunned and had piercing pain throughout my head and neck. I was able to pull into a parking spot and call police dispatch, and get the car towed. The car will be inspected tomorrow by the insurance company, but because there was no reason for the airbags to deploy, this could be a major problem! Imagine if I was driving on the freeway or in another situation and the airbags just deployed for no reason with no warning. Please take immediate action to get these unsafe airbags off the road. The car will be inspected by the insurance company in the morning and the service provider in the following days. If you would like those reports, I will be happy to send them to you.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11592762
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown