← NHTSA complaints

2023 FORD EXPLORER — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 2208843 · 2026-05-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
43,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2023 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her boyfriend was driving at 40 MPH, another vehicle did not stop at a stop sign and crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. All of the air bags deployed. The contact's boyfriend suffered bruising to the wrist and left upper arm and redness on the right hand. The front passenger-side curtain air bag caused the contact second-degree chemical burn on the right side of the stomach when it burned through two layers of clothing. The contact also suffered from a sprained left foot and left hand and lacerations from the shoulders and elbows from the air bag deployment. The contact and her boyfriend were transported to the hospital via ambulance and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard but was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11739351
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown