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2006 Mercury MILAN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1419294
Internal NHTSA #	11041393
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MILAN
Model Year	2006
File date	29/12/16
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury milan. While driving 20 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the driver side air bag ruptured independently without warning. As a result, the contact was blinded and rear ended the preceding vehicle. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained cuts under the eye, nose, and chin from the air bag. Medical attention was not received. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back home. The vehicle was towed to town motors inc (400 south dean street, englewood, nj, 07631) where the dealer removed the black box from the vehicle to send off for investigation. Due to the excessive body damage from the collision and the repair cost, the vehicle was not repaired at the dealer except for the replacement of the black box. The dealer cut out the air bag from the driver's side. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent auto body shop. The body damage was repaired, but the driver's side air bag was not repaired because the body shop did not provide that type of service. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the air bag exploded due to contact with the other vehicle. The contact received nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) for the passenger side air bag. There was no recall notice received for the driver's side air bag. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	43000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	TENAFLY, NJ
VIN pattern	3MEHM08126RXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Mercury MILAN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercury MILAN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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