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2001 LINCOLN LS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 618674 · 2007-03-30

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
LS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
86,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MARCH 8, 2007 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 17, 2007. ON MARCH 29, 2007, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 31, 2007 FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON APRIL 4, 2007 HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DUE TO THE ACCIDENT THERE WERE SEVERE DAMAGES ON THE FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON. UPDATE 04/30/07*TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10186541
Machine
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