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2012 FORD FOCUS — STRUCTURE

1 injured · 974366 · 2013-04-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE
Miles at failure
31,500

Severity

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

Narrative

METALLIC STEERING WHEEL TRIM IS PEELING AT THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. PEELING MATERIAL IS VERY SHARP AND CAN EASILY CUT SKIN, AS IT DID TO ME AND MANY OTHERS AS SEEN ONLINE AFTER DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH FOR "FORD FOCUS PEELING STEERING WHEEL TRIM". I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES THE AIRBAG ITSELF COULD BE CUT BY THE SHARP TRIM WHEN DEPLOYING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10508577
Machine
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