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2000 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 548633 · 2005-09-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
36,800
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE JULY 4,2005. WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND IT SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR AND HIT A LAMP POST HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BODY SHOP SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH OR THE CAR WAS NOT HIT THE RIGHT SPOT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. *AK *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10132086
Machine
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