# 2002 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `584015` · 2006-06-05 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AROUND AND FLIPPED SIDE TO SIDE SEVERAL TIMES.  THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE CURTAIN AND FRONTAL AIR BAGS.  SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE HOWEVER MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION.  THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.    UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM
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