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Model/Build Years: |
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FORD / F-150
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2005
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FORD / F150
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2005
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Manufacturer :
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Component :
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
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| Date Investigation Opened : September 24, 2009 |
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Date Investigation Closed : Open
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Summary:
 ODI HAS RECEIVED EIGHT CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2005 FORD F-150 PICKUP VEHICLES ALLEGING THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING IGNITION START OR SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE HAD STARTED. FIVE OF THE EIGHT COMPLAINANTS ALLEGEDLY SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ONE COMPLAINANT (VOQ 10231591) STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BELIEVING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, SHE THEN JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE (WHILE STILL IN REVERSE) AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SOME LANDSCAPE BUSHES RESULTING IN OVER $3,000 IN VEHICLE DAMAGE. OTHER INJURIES RANGED FROM BRUISED CHEST AND NECK TO SKIN ABRASION TO THE ARM REGION. A SERVICING TECHNICIAN TOLD SOME OWNERS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE TO A WIRE CHAFFING ISSUE. INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR INJURIES. |
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