2001 FORD ESCORT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 FORD ESCORT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Start: 2004-07-07

crash · 483451 · 2004-08-12

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: ESCORT
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure: 74,000
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10081519
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown