# 2012 FORD EDGE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1514478` · 2018-11-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY WHEN I HIT A DEER. DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO BREAK, DRIVING 55MPH WHEN THE IMPACT OCCURRED, TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE.  THE AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY.  I WAS LUCKY THAT THE DEER DIDN'T COME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, IF SO BODILY DAMAGES WOULD HAVE BEEN ASTRONOMICAL CONSIDERING THE AIR BAG DID NOT DIPLOY DURING A 55 MPH IMPACT CAUSING TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE  TO MY FORD EDGE, IT WAS UNDRIVABLE FROM THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT. HOW DOES A AIR BAG NOT DIPLOY DURING A IMPACT CAUSING SO MUCH FRONT END DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WASUNABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE?
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