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2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — SUSPENSION:FRONT

1 injured · 303697 · 2001-07-17

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED PASSENGER. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND CONSUMER WAS ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE BEEN KNOCKED FROM STEERING WHEEL.THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD THAT TRIGGERED SENSORS FOR SIDE AIRBAG. VEHICLE HIT NOTHING. THIS WAS SECOND TOWN CAR THAT THAT CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *AK VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. TRUNK WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
892999
Machine
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