# 1999 FORD CONTOUR — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `446519` · 2003-12-24 · 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:** CONTOUR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN REAR ENDED.  MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO INTERSECTION.  DAMAGE TO CAR WAS BUMPER, HAD TO  REPLACE MUD GUARDS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE.  CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY CONCERN THEY SAID THAT THE FORCE PROBABLY WASN'T GREAT ENOUGH.  EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH ASKED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND WERE SUPRISED WHEN THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY AS THE FORCE WAS GREATER THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR.  *AK
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