I am the adult co-owner of 2014 Ford Fusion hybrid. The dashboard airbag light is lit indicating the airbag is off when I occupy the front passenger seat. The service manager at the selling dealership claims the air bag is functioning properly and is designed to work in conjunction with the seat belt. Therefore, Ford is telling me I must learn to live with this hazard. I understand a disabled airbag is intended to protect children. I am not a child! I am the adult, co-owner and co-driver of the car. I weigh 90 lbs and am 5'1'. I am in jeopardy because this car does not offer me the full protection of the current passenger seat belt/ air bag combination. NHTSA warns, in part E of its form request for air bag on-off switch', that the seatbelt operating without the airbag, can allow me to hit the dashboard or the windshield. Ford is aware of this problem because the Ford owner''s manual suggests I sit in the rear seat. I have optimum protection when I drive the car. This 2014 Ford Fusion hybrid denies me, as a small stature adult, full airbag seatbelt protection while offering full airbag seat belt protection to larger adults. This gap in protection increases my risk of injury and is contrary to NHTSA's mission statement of 'preventing injuries'. I am not as safe as I should be in this car. I contacted the dealer immediately regarding this safety issue. The dealership's owner promised me that a Ford engineer would look at the car. To date I have not seen this representative this is an urgent safety matter. I request the NHTSA to direct the Ford Motor Company to fix this airbag safety failure making me as safe as other adult passengers.

- Hendersonville, NC, USA