# 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `246009` · 2000-10-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** VILLAGER
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AIR BAG ON  DRIVER'S DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY.  AIR BAG DID NOT INNFLATE, AND JUST OOZED OUT OF THIS SIDE OF HOUSING COVER A LITTLE.  THIS CAUSED  DRIVER TO HIT  STEERING WHEEL, INJURING  FACE/LEG AND HIP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH.*AK  THE STEERING WHEEL COVER NEVER CAME OFF.  THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MAJOR INJUJRY TO THE DRIVER.  *YH
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