# 2000 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `314193` · 2001-09-11 · 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:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED - THE CAR IN FRONT WAS BUMPED BUT I'M SURE IT WAS AFTER THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. WHILE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT I BUMPED THEM FIRST I BARELY BUMPED THEM - I NEVER LET MY CLUTCH OUT OR GAVE THE CAR GAS - NEITHER CAR SHOWED ANY DAMAGE, OTHER THAN OURS WHICH SHOWS ONLY AIRBAG DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED - THE OFFICER NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE AIRBAGS. OUR QUESTION IS WHY DID THEY GO OFF? OTHER THEN BEING SCARED AND STUNNED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, MY LEFT ARM SUFFERED, BRUISES AND BURNS FROM THE AIRBAG. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT A DEALERSHIP IN NJ FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS - THEY STATE IT CANNOT BE TOUCHED UNTIL THE LEGAL DEPT OF FORD CONTACTS US . *AK
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