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1998 FORD EXPEDITION — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 310729 · 2001-07-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU AND HAD PUT VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN IT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER STATES IT STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE GUARD POST, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION, FORD STATES THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM AND CAN NOT HELP CONSUMER ANY FURTHER. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
561957
Machine
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