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I agree with what Number 3 said....
My wife was in an accident years ago in a '97 Avenger....airbags didn't deploy and we asked about it. The service tech told us that if you are decelerating hard enough that the nose dives, the airbags probably will not deploy. The reasoning is that if the nose is diving that hard, the front seat passengers are likely pitched forward too. If that is the case, and the airbag deploys, the front seat passengers will likely have their heads snapped back so fast that a much more serious injury will occur.
So, basically, the programming keeps the bags from deploying so as not to snap front seat occupants necks. Then the manufacturers will get sued for really big dollars.
Edit: Sorry, I should have added....since this is by design and they did what they are supposed to do....you could sue Ford......................and lose, but I don't see any other outcome for you. Also, as has been stated, by your own account, you were following to closely. I would guess the only reason your vehicle wasn't ticketed was the corroborating statements of the first vehicle doing the "cutting off" and "sudden stopping for no apparent reason". If it went to court, Ford would have no problem proving that your vehicle was following too closely. Too many things working against you to win a lawsuit. Sorry.
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