# 2003 FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `540855` · 2005-07-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 11,999
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
DT:  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN  A  COLLISION  ON JUNE  9, 2005. .  THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BEFORE THE IMPACT.  THE CONSUMER SAW SOMETHING FLASH IN HER FACE, WHICH WAS THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.  THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE  TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SRS, AND THEY FOUND A FAULTY SENSOR # 450047 IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN FIXED SINCE THIS ACCIDENT.  *AK  *JB
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