# 2001 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `537398` · 2005-06-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 41,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT: 8-10 MONTHS AGO CONSUMER BOUGHT  A 2001 FORD FOCUS.  SERVICE DEALER NOTICED AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING AND WENT AHEAD AND INSTALLED A NEW AIR BAG.  THIS WEEKEND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  THIS PAST WEEKEND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS  INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT INVOLVING ANOTHER VEHICLE.  NO REPAIRS AS OF YET WERE DONE.  THE AIRBAGS HAD NOT BEEN CHECKED OUT, NO EXPLANATION  WAS GIVEN AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  *AK
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