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2008 FORD EDGE — AIR BAGS

crash · 850898 · 2011-04-10

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
45,500
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 3/22/11 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH 4 OTHER VEHICLES; MY 2008 FORD EDGE LIMITED WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS SO SMASHED; THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ME OUT THAT WAY SO THEY MADE ME CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT B/C ALL THE DAMAGE WAS THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE, AND I WAS WEDGED IN. OFFICIALS, WITNESSES, AND THE OTHER DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WERE AMAZED THAT I SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT, ACCORDING TO THEM I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD; THEY WERE SHOCKED I WAS 'OK'. THE CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED; LIEN HOLDERS ARE BEING PAID AND MY PORTION WILL DIRECT DEPOSITED NEXT WEEK. THE THING IS, I'M NOT OK. AIRBAGS ARE THERE FOR THE PROTECTION OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, BUT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (EASILY VERIFIABLE). I DON'T WANT A LONG DRUG OUT LAWSUIT WITH FORD FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE. ALL I WANT IS A NEW FORD EDGE LIMITED OF MY CHOOSING WITH FREE MAINTENANCE, PARTS (I'LL PAY LABOR) FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE CAR. IF THEY WILL NOT HONOR MY REQUEST, I WILL NOTIFY TV STATIONS, RADIO AND AN ATTORNEY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10395408
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