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2001 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash3 injured · 432918 · 2003-10-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. A SATURN TURNED DIRECTLY INTO MY VEHICLE'S PATH. I WAS TRAVELING AT APROXIMATELY 40MILES PER HOUR AND HIT THE SATURN ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR THEN LEFT THE ROADWAY AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND PUSHED BACK. THE SATURN'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, MY AIR BAGS DID NOT. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. I WAS DRIVING A 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT I HAD PURCHASED TWO MONTHS AGO AS A PROGRAM CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE AUTO WAS WARPED AND MY RIGHT BREAST WAS DAMAGED. I SPENT 5 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO MY BREAST RESULTING IN INTERNAL BLEEDING, WHICH REQUIRED BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR AND MY BREAST STILL HASN'T HEALED, AND I MAY BE PERMANTLY DISFIGURED FROM THIS ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER, SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, OBTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND 9 MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. SHE STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH HER NECK. MY GRANDSON WAS IN THE BACKSEAT AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10041019
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