purdylusky
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- Raleigh N.C.96
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- 96 xlt
Would anybody have any information regarding the location of the airbag sensors on the 1996 Explorer? I'm getting conflicting information - some say there is one in the center, others say there is a center and one on each side......
I was in an accident a week ago and the airbag did not deploy. It was a front left front collision. Officer states I was going approximately 40 mph at impact, no skid marks but I had applied the brakes (with both feet!) Another vechicle declided to make a right hand turn and try to cross 6 lanes of traffice and of course, I happened to be the first person he met trying to cross those lanes. I hit his passenger side door, front quarter panel. I will need to have the hood, grill, bumper, left quarter panel (which folded back toward the driver door) and tire replaced. The bumper did fold in far enough that I cannot turn the wheel. Also, the bumper shifted toward the passenger side of the vechile approximately 3 inches. I would assume that that would have been enough of an impact (beleive me, I'm feeling it still and still seeing the Dr. over this) that the airbag should have deployed. So, my question is, does anyone know where these sensors supposedly are, and at what speed does it supposedly deploy the airbag. Thanks for any information that you can provide...I would greatly appreciate your help! Best Regards....
I was in an accident a week ago and the airbag did not deploy. It was a front left front collision. Officer states I was going approximately 40 mph at impact, no skid marks but I had applied the brakes (with both feet!) Another vechicle declided to make a right hand turn and try to cross 6 lanes of traffice and of course, I happened to be the first person he met trying to cross those lanes. I hit his passenger side door, front quarter panel. I will need to have the hood, grill, bumper, left quarter panel (which folded back toward the driver door) and tire replaced. The bumper did fold in far enough that I cannot turn the wheel. Also, the bumper shifted toward the passenger side of the vechile approximately 3 inches. I would assume that that would have been enough of an impact (beleive me, I'm feeling it still and still seeing the Dr. over this) that the airbag should have deployed. So, my question is, does anyone know where these sensors supposedly are, and at what speed does it supposedly deploy the airbag. Thanks for any information that you can provide...I would greatly appreciate your help! Best Regards....
