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2005 FORD F-150 — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 695402 · 2008-11-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
70,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT - DRIVER INSERTED KEY & TURNED ON THE IGNITION - IMMEDIATELY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE HORN TO GO OFF - THE HORN COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AND HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED - THE DRIVER SUFFERED A WELT ON THE STOMACH FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG ALONG WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT FROM THE HORN BEING UNABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AND BREATHED IN DUST/POWDER PARTICLES THAT WERE EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY @ 9:30AM AND THEY INFORMED US AT 5:00PM THAT SAME DAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE AIRBAG/HORN AND WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IN WHICH THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD DETERMINE IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS NEEDED. FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED ON 11/07/08 AND THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BUT THEY INFORMED ME ALSO THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10247925
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