Issue ID | 1703200 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11373927 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 22/10/20 |
Component | AIR BAGS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owned a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the front of the driver side of the vehicle impacted the right rear of another vehicle with the front left and stated that the whole front sheared off, caused the vehicle to go into a spin. The vehicle impacted a street sign. And six unit mailbox station which causes the street sing to come thru the rear window of the vehicle broken the glass. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained severe bruises from the seat belt, arm neck, back injuries and had to seek medical attention. The front passenger also sustained neck and back injuries and would seek medical attention. The other driver did not sustained injuries, the contact mention that the driver declined medical treatment at the time of the accident. A police report was filed. The contact mention that the vehicle was in the shop for transmission and power train failures several times due to the vehicle failed to accelerated and was repaired of unknown recalls for those failures. The vehicle was towed to geico insurance salvage yard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 52,288. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 52288 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | LAKELAND, FL |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3F2XGLXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | Y |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 2 |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 50 |
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