# 2003 FORD WINDSTAR — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `824226` · 2010-11-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED DAMAGING THE DRIVER SEAT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY IN MARCH 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE NEW WIRING AND A DRIVER SEAT REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
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