# 2005 FORD F-150 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `695402` · 2008-11-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
## 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
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