Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / LS / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100262 Incident Date: Mar, 22 2007
Consumer's City: WILLIAMSTOWN Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: LS Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNHM87A95Y Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 27 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 13 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2004 lincoln ls. while driving at 55 mph the contact heard a loud noise and noticed the driver's side air bag deployed without warning. the vehicle did not impact anything to cause the deployment of the air bag. the driver was injured. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, who was unable to repair the vehicle. the dealer stated that there was a hole in the floor underneath the seat which was caused by a foreign object on the road. the foreign object made contact with the side air bag sensor, which caused the deployment of the side airbag. the vehicle was sent to a collision inspection facility, and,they were unable to inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was sent to a different dealer. the second dealer stated that the side air bag deployed due to debris hitting the undercarriage of the vehicle. the current mileage was 25,000 miles. *ak