NHTSA complaint: 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation