2016 Ford Focus: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Oct 30, 2023 · Airbags · 124,000 miles · TX · 1 injury

The contact’s son owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, another vehicle crashed into the front passenger side door that pushed the vehicle's driver’s side into a fence. The driver's side air bag was deployed however, the passenger side air bag failed to deploy. The contact son sustained scrapes and bruise injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Filed May 6, 2022 · Airbags · 113,000 miles · AR · crash · 2 injuries

The contact owned a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, a vehicle stopped abruptly causing a 3-vehicle collision ahead. As a result, the brake pedal was depressed however she crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front. The air bags did not deployed. The driver of the vehicle that the contact crashed into was taken by ambulance to the hospital, the driver's injuries and whereabouts were unknown. The contact later went to the hospital and was treated for pain and soreness in her back and right shoulder. The contact mentioned that after the impact she suffered a panic attack. A police report was filed. The contact's vehicle was towed to a collision center where it was pending to be towed to a salvage yard by the insurance company. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

Filed Nov 10, 2020 · Airbags, Transmission · 52,288 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

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.

Filed Apr 11, 2020 · Body, Suspension · 143,336 miles · CA · crash

I was involved in a spin out due to rainy weather on monday april 6th, 2020. The car ended up hitting the concrete divider in the center of the freeway in access of 55 MPH and the airbags did not deploy, even though the vehicle had frontal/ side impacts. I was unharmed in the event, but it is concerning to me, as my car was totaled and the frame warped around the engine.

Filed Jun 24, 2019 · Airbags · 66,000 miles · MO · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle in the left lane and veered quickly to the right lane, crashed into another vehicle, crashed into a median, rolled over more than once and none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The driver sustained head injury, muscle spasms and further medical treatment was required. The highway patrol towed the vehicle to a yard. The insurance company was notified of the crash. A dealer had not diagnosed the cause of the failure and why the air bags failed to deploy. The manufacturer was notified of the crash and the contact was waiting for a response to determine if they may investigate the cause of the crash and the non-air bag deployment. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

Filed Apr 23, 2019 · Airbags · 49,900 miles · TN · crash · 2 injuries

I got into a car accident on april 22 2019 and my steering wheel air bag did not deploy. My whole front of the car was was destroyed and the airbag under the steering wheel deployed. I'm reporting this because it may not have killed me but it could kill someone.

Filed Mar 1, 2018 · Airbags · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the contact's vehicle was t-boned by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries to the head, which required medical attention. The vehicle was driven away from the scene. It was unknown if the vehicle was destroyed. It was unknown if the dealer or manufacturer were contacted. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

Filed May 25, 2017 · Airbags · CA · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact's daughter owned a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 30 MPH, the driver struck the rear of another vehicle. All air bags except the driver knee air bag failed to deploy. The driver sustained bruises to her chest and hands and the front passenger suffered back injuries. Medical attention was not required. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene and the contact's auto insurance company confirmed that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to encinitas ford 1424 encinitas blvd, encinitas, ca 92024. The dealer stated that the contact should speak to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.