# 1999 MERCURY COUGAR — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `234641` · 1999-06-27 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** COUGAR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION CAUSING HER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE UPPER WINDSHIELD, TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FALSELY WHEN THERE WAS NO IMPACT.  NLM
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