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1998 FORD CONTOUR — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

1 fatalcrash4 injured · 332401 · 2002-01-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL IN THE STREET, THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED ONTO ITS ROOF AND RAN INTO A DITCH AND AFTER IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AS A RESULT OF THE FAULTY AIR BAG THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE CONSUMERS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 000-000 FOR THE AIR BAG AND WENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE DELAER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN IN A FEW DAYS, CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STILL HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND APPROXIMATLEY THREE DAYS LATER THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. *AK *MR *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
757484
Machine
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