NHTSA complaint: 2012 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT COVER THE PILLARS ON THE SIDE OF THE WINDOWS CAUSING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DOCTORS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER HAD SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, FIVE BROKEN RIBS, A COLLAPSED LUNG, AND INTERNAL BLEEDING IN HER BRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 240.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation