| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999078000 | Incident Date: Jul, 09 1999 |
| Consumer's City: YUMA | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:side/window |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FARP15J3RR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1994 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The air bag has broken 3 of my ribs and failed to deploy before i hit my head on the front windshield that is what a police had told me. i had burns and alot of bruising due to the air bag in my car. plus alot of headaches and neck injuries because of that failure to deploy soon enough and then when it did lookout. they need to recall and retrofit these cars with the airbags that wont harm a women like me that is of smalll stature and that 9 and 3 position doesnt work my arms still got burned. i still got hurt and my feeling on these things is i hate them. if i could have them taken out i would. or be able to turn them off when i am driving. all owners should have the option wether they want them on or not. noone should make that decision for the owner of the car except them.i had 3 accidents all with airbags deploying and there is not one incident where i didnt get bruises or burns or broken ribs and my neck knocked out of whack.*ak |
