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FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 fatalcrash · 535570 · 2005-05-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AFTER HITTING A DEER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INDEED DEPLOYED AND WAS CONVINCED THAT THIS CAUSED HIS SON TO BECOME DISORIENTED AND UNABLE TO SEE IN ORDER TO BRAKE AND STEER THE TRUCK AWAY FROM TREES AND OTHER OBJECTS BY THE ROADSIDE. *BF AT THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED NO EVIDENCE THAT HIS SON WAS TRYING TO BRAKE OR STEER THE VEHICLE, BUT SEEMED MORE LIKE A RUNAWAY VEHICLE WITH NO SKID MARKS VISIBLE ON THE ROADWAY OR IN THE GRASS. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS KILLED. *SC THE POLICE CONCLUDED THAT THE CONSUEMRS SON WAS SPEEDING. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10121536
Machine
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