# 2000 FORD F-150 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `522476` · 2005-03-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 44,000
## Narrative
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON  THEIR OWN WHILE ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK  WHILE PLOWING SNOW THE DRIVER'S HORN STARTED TO BLOW THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.  THE AIR BAG WAS ON FIRE AND WENT LIMP AS QUICKLY AS IT EXPLODED.  DUE TO BAGS GOING OFF, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER OF VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHEN HE RAN INTO A PARKED TRUCK.   *BF *NM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*