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2002 MERCURY SABLE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 673119 · 2008-06-09

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
SABLE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
34,332
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2002 MERCURY SABLE NOT EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL "PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM" (NO SIDE AIRBAGS OR OCCUPANT SENSORS ON THIS VEHICLE) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION. FRONT END DAMAGE APPEARS MINIMAL, MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ESTIMATED VEHICLE SPEED AT COLLISION APPROX. 25 MPG. PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT. THE VEHICLE DID PROTECT THE DRIVER (ME) AND THE SEATBELT SYSTEM WORKED FLAWLESSLY. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT WAS NOT. BASED ON EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE, IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED THEN THE DRIVERS SHOULD HAVE AS WELL AS IT DOES NOT HAVE THE OCCUPANT SENSORS, ETC. MAIN CONCERN IS IN REPAIR, THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY AND I AM CONCERNED THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WILL NOT BE REPLACED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10230348
Machine
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