# 2000 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `428124` · 2003-09-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **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
- **Miles at failure:** 37,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WHILE MERGING ONTO A RAMP AT 25-35 MPH  CONSUMER ALLOWED A  VEHICLE TO PASS.  SITTING AT A STAND STILL AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT NONE  OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.  POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE AND NO ONE WAS CITED.*AK
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