Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1996

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006098518 Incident Date: Sep, 23 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR14A9TP Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 13 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 15 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that hit a deer on 09/24/06, with the 1996 ford ranger extended cab while driving at 35 mph. the weather was clear and dry. the contact's vehicle hit the deer on the driver' front side , and the air bag didn't deploy. he pulled the vehicle to the side of the road, put on the hazard lights, and before getting out of the vehicle another vehicle came by and hit the vehicle from the back at the speed of 55-60 mph. the contact stated that's is when the air did bag deployed. the contact stated that there has never been any indication that there was a problem with the air bags. the failure mileage and the current mileage were both 97,000. there were two injuries as a result of the crash.*ak