Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119747 Incident Date: Aug, 19 2007
Consumer's City: CLYDE Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU04191K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford escape. while driving 50 mph, another vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. the contact then crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the driver sustained a whiplash. as of september 17, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer stated that the air bags were designed to deploy in certain conditions and because they did not, does not necessarily indicate a failure. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was 85,000 and current mileage was 100,000.