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2007 FORD ESCAPE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 fatalcrash · 825476 · 2010-11-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
13,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR FATHER'S VEHICLE STRUCK A BRICK BUILDING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR(FRONT / HEAD ON ) IN 2007 FORD ESCAPE. HE SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES (FRACTURED NECK, BACK, MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES , AND DIED AS A RESULT 2 WEEKS LATER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. WHAT IS OUR NEXT STEP? WE RESEARCHED SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES ON THIS SITE, REPORTS OF AIRBAGS NOT WORKING? PLEASE ADVISE ON NEXT STEP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10365571
Machine
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