# 1997 FORD F-150 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `249478` · 2000-10-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
TRAVIS WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND KNOCKED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK TOTALING OUT ALL THREE TRUCKS IN THE WRECK, OUR AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF THIS CAUSING TRAVIS TO HIT HIS HEAD,CUTTING IT REQUIRING STITCHES ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD,IF THE AIR BAG HAD OF WENT OFF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED,WE HAVE REPLACED THIS VECHICLE WITH ANOTHER 97 FORD,MAKING US HAVE A TOTAL OF 2 1997 FORD ARE THE AIR BAGS SAFE IN THESE TRUCKS,NEXT TIME IT  COULD BE FATAL NOT JUST SCARED FOR LIFE.  *AK
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