NHTSA Complaint #10949883 — 2006 FORD F-350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL DUE TO BLACK ICE. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED OUT OF THE DITCH. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE CENTER CONSOLE AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, AND SEVERE PAIN TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNDISCLOSED INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEAT WAS CONSIDERED A FIFTH SEAT FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.