# 2010 FORD EDGE — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1052386` · 2014-04-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 39,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED THREE FRACTURED RIBS, INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND WAS CURRENTLY ON LIFE SUPPORT.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.  UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, HIS WIFE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ON APRIL 7, 2014, FROM THE INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED.  UPDATED 08/05/14.
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