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2012 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS

crash · 935679 · 2012-08-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
11,400
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS LEAVE AN APPOINTMENT WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION. I STOPPED SHORT OF THE FADED WHITE LINE ON THE ROAD BUT A LITTLE PAST THE POSITION IN WHICH THE STOP SIGN WAS POSTED SO I ASSUMED I WOULD BE GOOD TO GO FROM THIS SPOT. I THEN LOOKED BOTH WAYS DID NOT SEE ANY ON COMING TRAFFIC FROM EITHER DIRECTION SO I PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. IT WASN'T UNTIL I WAS HAVE WAY INTO THE ROAD THAT I EVEN NOTICE THE OTHER DRIVER COMING AT ME AND BY THAT TIME IT WAS TO LATE ANY NEITHER MYSELF OR THE OTHER DRIVER WERE ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE OTHER DRIVERS CAR THE STUCK MY IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPLETELY DESTROYING IT AND SPINNING ME OUT OF THE ROAD IN THE DIRECTION OF A LIGHT POLE WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID OR STOP SHORT OF DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLES CONTROLS. MY FINAL STOPPING POSITION WAS A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE POLE AFTER IT RIPPED THAT SECTION OF FRONT BUMPER APART AND I BOUNCED OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED NEITHER THE SIDE NOR FRONT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10472023
Machine
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