Consumer Complaint Detail

LINCOLN / TOWN CAR / 1993

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997081254 Incident Date: Jul, 12 1997
Consumer's City: EDMOND Consumer's State: OK
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TOWN CAR Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: UNKNOWN Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Our passenger side airbag deployed during a wreck which crushed my thumb on my right hand, as well as my ring finger on right hand. these required surgery to correct. hand still disabled with finger that won't bend. driver and passenger were injured by the passenger side airbag with burns/abrasions to our knees (wearing shorts at the time) . since that time i (passenger) have had trouble with knee where airbag impacted. driver had severe burn/abrasions to his right arm from wrist to elbow. the airbags were too violent upon being deployed.*ak