Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 1995

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999239802 Incident Date: Jun, 12 1999
Consumer's City: PLAIN CITY Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP57U4SA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2003 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle accident resulting in one fatality.*mr a witness stated the consumer's vehicle swerved immediately left of the center lane. the witness who was driving behind the consumer's vehicle, stated another van traveling in the oncoming direction tried to maneuver around the consumer's vehicle. as a result, the two vehicles met head on on the right side of the road. the other vehicle rode on top of the consumer's vehicle onto the roof. both vehicles landed in a ditch. the consumer's husband (driver) was killed upon impact. two children in the back seat were belted and sustained lacerations. driver side air bag didn't deploy, the passenger side air bag did. vehicle was heavily disabled and had to be towed. the driver had to be cut out the vehicle. the driver died as a result of blunt impacts to his trunk with multiple fractured ribs and lacerations of left lung, inferior vena cava. liver and spleen. (wife on behalf on husband) *ph