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2002 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 362691 · 2002-06-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER MOTORIST WHO HAD ABRUPTLY HIT THE BRAKES, CONSUMER THEN SWERVED HITTING A GUARDRAIL, THE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED, AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND 6 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, IN THE PROCESS OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
566197
Machine
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