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2000 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 486917 · 2004-07-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
48,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2000 FORD TAURUS. VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW BEING REPAIRED. NOT SURE. *AK WHAT FAILED. 48,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY, NOR HAD THE AIRBAGS BEEN WORKED ON. NO PREVIOUS WARNING FROM DASH INDICATORS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10082764
Machine
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