# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `327578` · 2001-12-31 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE STOPPED VEHICLE AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP OR INSURANCE COMPANY TO DETERMINE REASON FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *AK  ANOTHER AUTO SPECIALIST EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WAS DUE TO THE COMPUTER FAILURE.  *YH
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*