# 2004 FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `448343` · 2004-04-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND  PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT,  BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK    CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, WHEN HE ROUNDED A CURVE, HIT AN ICE, VEHICLE FISH TAILED, HIT AN ICE AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A TREE.  UPON COLLISION WITH THE TREE, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING OF THE CHEST.  FORD TESTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE.  *LA
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*