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2021 FORD TRANSIT — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 2154231 · 2025-12-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TRANSIT
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
63 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2021 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving the 2021 Thor Gemini at 65 MPH in the wind, the wind veered the vehicle off the road. The vehicle rolled over and down an embankment when it came to a stop.  No warning lights were illuminated. The side curtain air bag and front passenger-side air bags deployed. However, the driver-side air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact and his wife were taken to the hospital via ambulance. The contact sustained a concussion, while the contact's wife was severely injured in the right eye due to the air bag and sustained a concussion. The vehicle was towed to Ricky's Towing, a local towing yard. The insurance company was contacted and deemed the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.Â

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11703045
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown