# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `336267` · 2002-02-26 · 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:** 40 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40-45 MPH WITH A TREE, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK  CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR BRACKET WHICH IS 4 INCHES LONG FOLDED AROUND, THUS NOT DEPLOYING THE AIR BAGS, HAD THE SENSORS BEEN PLACED ON THE FRAME ON A SHORTER BRACKET THEY WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT.  *TT
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*