Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / TRACER / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997112562 Incident Date: Apr, 18 1997
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TRACER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM10P2VW Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 1997 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Air bags: driving approxiamately 10mph and vehicle ahead didn't give enough notice that it was going to make a left turn, hit a vehicle in back and both air bags deployed with so much force that they shattered front windshield and injured driver's neck and back. driver's air bag came out with to much force. *ak