NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE GOING 70MPH. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE CROSSED OVER SEVERAL LANES, AND FLIPPED OVER 4 TIMES. LANDED ON WHEELS & HIT GUARDRAIL & FLIPPED AGAIN. LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE & SKIDDED 92 FEET. UPON IMPACT WITH GUARDRAIL, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CHILD 2 1/2MOS. IN REAR FACING SEAT WAS THROWN FROM SEAT AS VEHICLE FLIPPED. POLICE REPORT INDICATED HYROPLANED ON WATER ON HIGHWAY. PICTURES SHOWING FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOWN & POSSIBLE REAR. FIRESTONE TIRES ON VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED. OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES & TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM. CHILD SEAT COSCO MODEL #0273310 DOM 06 OCT 97. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation