NHTSA complaint: 2005 FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD RANGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SPUN OUT INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TO BE DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BACK, BROKEN LEG, AND SOME HEAD INJURIES DUE TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation