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2006 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 fatalcrash3 injured · 702391 · 2009-01-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
29,400
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO DISENGAGE MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THEY LOCKED LONG ENOUGH TO SEND ME INTO A FISHTAIL. I OVER-CORRECTED TO COME OUT OF THE FISHTAIL AND THE ESCAPE STARTED ROLLING. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE ESCAPE ROLLED SIX TIMES AND WAS TOTALED WHILE STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED SOME MINOR SCRATCHES ON HER HANDS. I DISLOCATED MY LEFT THUMB, BROKE MY LEFT SHOULDER IN FOUR PLACES, SNAPPED MY LEFT FEMUR IN HALF, SHATTERED THE BOTTOM THIRD OF MY LEFT TIBIA, AND HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT TIBIA JUST BELOW THE KNEE. I WAS ALSO THIRTY-FIVE WEEKS PREGNANT AND THE BABY DIED DO TO TRAUMA FROM THE CRASH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED OCTOBER 7, 2008 AND I AM STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AS I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ON JANUARY 4, 2009. FORD REFUSES TO COME LOOK AT THE ESCAPE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10253706
Machine
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