NHTSA调查约124万辆福特探险者：座椅侧气囊展开后多人严重烧伤，含警用拦截车乘员
国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）缺陷调查办公室11月6日开启一项初步评估，编号 PE26008，涉及约1,236,155辆2021至2026年款福特探险者，其中包括执法机构使用的探险者警用拦截车型；这项调查11月9日公开。
NHTSA 共收到8份车主问卷和4份预警「死亡与伤害」报告，都称座椅内置侧气囊在碰撞中展开后造成严重烧伤。去掉重复报告后，合计11起事故、10人受伤，没有死亡报告。受伤者包括驾驶人和前排乘客，伤情多为需要就医的二度或三度烧伤，其中数起涉及警用拦截车里的执法人员。
初步评估是缺陷调查的第一步，不是召回。NHTSA 说，这一步是评估涉事范围、发生频率和可能的后果；目前尚未宣布任何召回或维修方案，也没有给车主的操作指引。（来源：国家公路交通安全管理局）
NHTSA Probes About 1.24 Million Ford Explorers After Seat Airbag Deployments Left Occupants With Serious Burns
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation opened a preliminary evaluation, PE26008, on November 6 into an estimated 1,236,155 Ford Explorer vehicles from model years 2021 through 2026, including Explorer Police Interceptor models used by law enforcement, the agency said. The action became public on November 9.
NHTSA received eight vehicle owner questionnaires and four early warning reporting "death and injury" reports alleging that deployment of the seat-mounted side airbag caused serious burn injuries. Excluding duplicates, the reports cover 11 incidents and 10 injuries, with no deaths. Burns were reported for both drivers and front passengers, typically diagnosed as second- or third-degree burns requiring medical treatment, and some reports involved law enforcement officers in Police Interceptors.
A preliminary evaluation is the first formal step of a defect investigation, not a recall. NHTSA said it opened the evaluation to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety-related consequences of the alleged defect. No recall or repair has been announced, and there is no official instruction to owners at this stage. (Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
来源：国家公路交通安全管理局
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图片来源：图：一辆基于探险者平台的福特警用拦截多功能车在执勤。Wikimedia Commons 图片（CC BY 4.0）。 / Photo: A Ford Police Interceptor Utility, built on the Explorer platform, on duty. Image via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).
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