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2000 MERCURY COUGAR — AIR BAGS

crash · 634317 · 2007-08-14

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. IN 2006, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS STRUCK BY SIX VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRASHES DUE TO DODGING ROAD DEBRIS, WHICH CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED IN ANY OF HIS CRASHES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE LACK OF SAFETY RISK. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10199512
Machine
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