# 2023 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `2007752` · 2024-07-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2023
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
Side seat airbag has exhaust port facing inwards, instead of outward, towards the door of the vehicle, that caused the hot  chemical from the airbag to push out all the gas at the left side of my body, melting my clothes and causing chemical burns to my side when it deployed upon a wreck.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*