NHTSA Complaint #11235112 — 2011 FORD MUSTANG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS ALONG WITH THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE CONTACT PLACING HER HAND BEFORE HER FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY FORD SANDY SPRINGS (7555 ROSWELL RD, ATLANTA, GA 30350, (678) 809-5711) TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE ALREADY DEPLOYED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.