NHTSA Complaint #11143035 — 2015 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT EXPLODED, WHICH INCLUDED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V568000 (SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,178.