NHTSA Complaint #11361552 — 2009 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 30 - 35 MPH WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES, WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FLOORED. THE CONTACT ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THEIR LOWER BACK, HIPS AND NECK AREA WHEN MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD NOW LEARNED OF THEIR VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 19V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.