# 2010 MERCURY MARINER HYBRID — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1123560` · 2014-10-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MARINER HYBRID
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
ON FRIDAY, DEC 13TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH.  MY BLOOD PRESSURE DROPPED SUDDENLY AND I PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL.  I WOKE UP JUST IN TIME TO CRASH, NO TIME TO REACT.  I IMPACTED, HEAD ON, A CREEK BANK AFTER JUMPING OVER THE CREEK.  MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD I BROKE THE STEERING COLUMN OFF THE DASHBOARD.  3 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A COMPRESSED CHEST, IMPAIRED BREATHING, AND MASSIVE BRUISES.  I HAD A COLD AT THE TIME AND IT MADE RECOVERY SLOWER.  *TR
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