| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042837 | Incident Date: Oct, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DAVIE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTYR14V21T | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 16 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated that someone was driving this vehicle and had an accident. the seat belt on the driver's side did not hold the contact back, and hit the steering wheel. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy until after driver hit steering wheel. he said the fuel safety cut off switch did not work because he could start the vehicle without hitting the circuit breaker. the contact was going about 35 mph, slid into a car at a green light. dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted yet. the contact was injured. the police came and a report was taken. vehicle was totaled. *ak updated 11/29/2005 - the seat belt did not properly restrain the consumer resulting in multiple breast contusions. the air bag deployed after the consumer's head had already hit the steering wheel. *nm |
