# 1997 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `204843` · 2000-03-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET VEHICLE THEN  REMAINED STANDING AT AN INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT WITH TWO VEHICLES AHEAD.  ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON CONNECTICUT AVE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO  VAN NESS,  WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST,  LOST CONTROL  AND SIDE SWIPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING IT ONTO THE SIDEWALK. A CHAIN REACTION  STARTED IN WHICH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT,  PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG  DEPLOYED AFTER THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD,  AND THE SEAT  BELT DIDN'T LOCK IN PLACE.  CONTACTED DEALER.  *AK
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