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2001 FORD TAURUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash2 injured · 369776 · 2002-08-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN I-25 AT LAS VEGAS, NM. A VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE HAD LOST CONTROL, PASSED THE MEDIAN ,AND DISABLED AT THE RIGHT LANE WE WERE TRAVELING. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO AVOID IT. I HAD SLAMMED MY BRAKES, SKIDDED AND HIT THE DISABLED VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE IN MY VEHICLE WAS MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE TOWING COMPANY, THEY TRIED TO START IT AND NOTICED AIRBAG LIGHT CAMED ON AND FLASHING. IT SEEMS AIRBAGS ACTIVATED AFTER THE IMPACT BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
765838
Machine
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