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2007 FORD FOCUS — AIR BAGS

crash · 955519 · 2012-12-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

12-26-2012 I WAS ON ROUTE 77 IN AKRON,OHIO WHEN I SLID ON ICE AND SNOW, MY CAR STARTED SPINNING AND AN SUV GOING NORTH AND MY CAR CRASHED. I SPUN INTO THE LEFT LANE WHERE A CADILLAC SUV WAS DRIVING NORTH AND HE HIT THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. MY CAR MAY BE TOTALED. FRONT DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT IS GONE, TRANSMISSION WAS PUSHED BACK AND HOOD OF CAR IS BENT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND I STRAINED MY NECK. MY QUESTION IS WHY DID MY AIRBAGS NOT GO OFF?? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10490450
Machine
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