NHTSA Complaint #10893335 β€” 2010 FORD MUSTANG

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10893335
Vehicle 2010 FORD MUSTANG
Component AIR BAGS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 63,000 miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 1
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State GA

Consumer Description

ON MAY 25TH, 2016 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD MUSTANG DOWN VINEVILLE AVENUE WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND MY CAR CAME CRASHING IN TO THEIRS, MY FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WENT UNDER THE TAIL OF THEIR CAR, UPON IMPACT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ON THAT DAY I WAS GETTING ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE ,THANKFULLY I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON ,BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY ANOTHER ADDITION ON THE LIST OF FATALITIES. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THEY HAD ME TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO RIVERSIDE FORD IN MACON GA FOR TESTING ON JULY 8TH. AFTER PERFORMING TWO TEST FORD STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . FORD FINALLY DID ONE MORE TEST AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND MISSED ALL OF THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT.BECAUSE OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. I WAS BEYOND BLESSED TO HAVE NOT BEEN SEVERELY INJURED BUT WHAT IF THE NEXT PERSON ISN'T AS LUCKY AS I AM . I AM WRITING THIS VEHICLE COMPLAINT NOT ONLY FOR MY SELF BUT TO HOPEFULLY SAVE THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE . THE MOTHER COMING HOME FORM WORK , THE YOUNG ADULT HEADED TO GRADUATION, HE OR SHE WHO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AND ON THE WAY HOME TO SEE HIS OR HER FAMILY ANY AND EVERYONE COULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS. I HOPE NO I AM BEGGING THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THERE ARE OVER 400,MILLION DRIVERS LETS KEEP THEM SAFE . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I WILL BE SENDING ALL OF MY DOCUMENTS(POLICE REPORT , PICTURES AND FORDS REPORT) VIA MAIL. *TR UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ UPDATED 09/18/2017*JS

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