NHTSA Complaint #10112848 — 2003 FORD FOCUS AIR BAGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10112848
Vehicle	2003 FORD FOCUS
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	February 9, 2005
Date Filed	February 22, 2005
Mileage	22,869 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE , CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY ON ITS OWN. THE OWNER INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK ANOTHER ISSUE WAS THAT THE LEFT REAR ROTOR HAD BROKEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE REAR SENSOR ASSEMBLY/ABS WAS REPLACED. THE ROOT OF THIS PROBLEM STEMMED FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING WHICH HAD FALLEN APART AND DAMAGED THE ROTOR AND THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE LEFT REAR KNUCKLE WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LEFT REAR ROTOR. *SC *JB

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