# 2001 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `334717` · 2002-02-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING 15MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMERS VEHICLE FROM RIGHT FRONT.  UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.   *AK  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS ALSO FAILED. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED, CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE.  WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, THE DASHBOARD PULLED AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD.   *SLC
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