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2000 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 478908 · 2004-06-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
57,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I DO NOT BELIEVE MY AIR BAGS IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS DEPLOYED PROPERLY DURING A CAR ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED AN INITIAL FRONTAL IMPACT, FOLLOWED BY A LEFT REAR PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE FRONTAL IMPACT - THEY DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10075034
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown