# 2003 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `558342` · 2005-10-12 · 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:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 14,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
DT: 2003 FORD FOCUS - AUGUST 11, 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.   THE CAR WAS TOTALED.  FORD DEALERSHIP REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT.  ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD NOT  INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT.   CONSUMER CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURE FIVE TIMES WITH NO RESULTS, COULD  GET THE MANUFACTURER TO COLLOBORATE ON THIS MATTER.  WHILE DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE DITCH, HIT TWO ROCKS, A TRE, AND CAME TO REST AT THE THIRD ROCK.  THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT.   THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON BEFORE THE ACCIDENT INDICATING THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT WORKING.  THE DEALERSHIP  COULD NOT TELL THE CONSUMER  WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.   A POLICE REPORT  WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*AK
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