# 2003 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `784634` · 2010-04-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 91,366
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
ON 4/25/2010 I HAD A PERSON RUN AN INTERSECTION CAUSING ME TO HIT THEM.  MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE.  MY FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL WERE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE AS WELL.  I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS DOING THE SAME THING.  I DROVE A 2003 FORD ESCAPE XLT.  IT WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH WAS THE ONLY THING THAT KEEP ME SAFE.  I STILL GOT HURT WITH A HURT NECK AND BACK. *TR
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