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2001 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

crash1 injured · 426987 · 2003-08-26

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Miles at failure
400,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME MOVED AND I MOVED BEHIND HIM I MUST HAVE SLIGHTLY TAPPED HIS BUMPER. I AM SAYING MUST HAVE BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVER KEPT ON GOING AS NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE PASSENGER BAG CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG GAVE ME 2ND AND 3RD DEGREES BURNS ON MY LEFT ARM. I CALLED FORD TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX IT FOR FREE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE SWITCH THAT ENABLES THE AIR BAGS IS DEFECTIVE AND BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND THEIR WARRANTY IS 36,000. FORD TOLD ME TO GET MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR IT. MY CAR HAS NO DAMAGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AIR BAGS AND WINDSHIELD. *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10036612
Machine
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